Clinical trials: Oxytocin
Oxytocin, Estrogen
Dissecting the Role of Estradiol in Mediating Gender-specific Anxiolytic and Prosocial Effects of Oxytocin
The study aims to examine a behavioral and neural framework for understanding the sex-specific effects of the neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT).
- Conditions
- Oxytocin, Estrogen, Fear Extinction, Emotion Processing
- Trial name
- ESMory (NCT04330677)
- Testing
- Oxytocin nasal spray, Estrogen Gel
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 487 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bonn
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Circulating Oxytocin Changes in Response to MDMA vs. Placebo in Adult Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Matched Healthy Controls
This study is to investigate the physiological mechanism of oxytocin system stimulation using 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) as a physiological tool (acute oxytocin releases), not as a medication.
- Trial name
- OxySPECTRUM (NCT07555132)
- Testing
- MDMA
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Human-Animal Bond, Human-Animal Interaction
Oxytocin Pathways and the Health Effects of Human-Animal Interaction
This study investigates the roles of oxytocin pathways in human-animal interaction.
- Trial name
- NCT03852264
- Testing
- Pet dog, Unfamiliar dog, Nonsocial control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Alcoholism, Substance-Related Disorders
Oxytocin and Alcohol Withdrawal and Dependence
This study evaluates the effect of oxytocin nasal spray on alcohol withdrawal and dependence in adults admitted for detoxification of alcohol, and during the following 4 weeks in an outpatient setting.
- Trial name
- NCT02903251
- Testing
- intranasal oxytocin spray, intranasal spray without oxytocin
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Self-compassion Training (SCT) Plus Intranasal Oxytocin, Self-compassion Training (SCT) Plus Intranasal Placebo
Oxytocin Plus Self-compassion Training in Borderline Personality Disorder
Background: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a frequentand serious psychiatric disorder characterized by a persistent pattern of instability in relationships, affect and self-image.
- Trial name
- NCT07551882
- Testing
- Intranasal Oxytocin (IN-OXT), Self-Compassion Training (SCT)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Premature Infant Disease, Development, Infant
Impact of Reading on Endogenous Oxytocin System of Preterm Infants
The purpose of this study is to learn how early language exposure may be related to changes in DNA in parents and their premature infants.
- Trial name
- NCT05412524
- Testing
- reading
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Post Partum Hemorrhage
Oxytocin vs Carbetocin at Cesarean Delivery in Women With Morbid Obesity
Postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal death worldwide. Oxytocin is the most commonly used uterotonic drug for the active management of third stage labor, to reduce the risk of PPH and help deliver the placenta.
- Trial name
- NCT04902729
- Testing
- Carbetocin, Oxytocin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Pain
The Potential of Oxytocin to Reduce Opioid Abuse Liability and Pain Among Older Adults
Some research suggests that administration of oxytocin with oxycodone may reduce its abuse liability and improve its ability to reduce pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05761860
- Testing
- OxyCODONE 5 mg Oral Tablet, OxyCODONE 2.5 mg Oral Tablet, Oxytocin Nasal Spray (48 IU)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Does the Rapid Intravenous Administration of Oxytocin After Delivery of the Baby Decrease the Bleeding During Cesarean Section in Women at Risk of Bleeding During Cesarean Section?
Oxytocin is normally given either rapidly into the vein (bolus) or put into an intravenous bag and administered more slowly, after delivery of the baby by cesarean section. Both of these methods are commonly used.
- Trial name
- NCT00257803
- Testing
- Oxytocin, Saline solution
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Brain Dynamics in Healthy Adults
Brain Dynamics of Oxytocin
Oxytocin is a neuropeptide that is well known for its role in social and affiliative behavior in humans. Oxytocin receptors are significantly lowered in autistic individuals and administration of oxytocin has shown benefits in…
- Trial name
- NCT01834261
- Testing
- Syntocinon Nasal Spray, 40IU
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Social Behavior
Oxytocin Effects on Self and Other Processing
To determine whether the neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) influences self-processing by investigating whether it increases the endowment effect in relation to both self and others.
- Trial name
- NCT02963194
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Dyssocial Behavior
Role of Oxytocin in Telling and Detecting Lies
The investigators are interested in the impact of intranasal oxytocin in unethical behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT02361177
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Dental Anxiety
The Effect of Music That the Individuals With Moderate Dental Anxiety Have Started Listening to While Waiting
It is aimed to evaluate the effect of music listened to in the waiting room on patients with moderate dental anxiety during the restoration of posterior occlusal dental caries on vital signs, cortisol and oxytocin levels of the…
- Trial name
- NCT07274501
- Testing
- Music listening in the waiting room
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
Stress
Using Affectionate Communication as a Response to Acute Stress
This study will examine the effects of tending to significant social relationships on managing and reducing stress.
- Trial name
- NCT00468572
- Testing
- Affectionate Writing, Meaningless Writing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Maternal Behavior
Intranasal Oxytocin and Maternal Neglect
The investigators plan to conduct functional MRI scanning with a group of mothers who are blindly and randomly assigned either intranasal oxytocin or a placebo.
- Trial name
- OT-MOM (NCT02737436)
- Testing
- Intranasal Oxytocin, Functional MRI scanning
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Trial of Labor After Cesarean, Vaginal Birth After Cesarean
Balloon Catheter Combined With Oxytocin Induction Among the Pregnant Women With Previous Cesarean Section
This study is a multi-center, prospective, observational clinical trial study. 924 full-term pregnant women will be enrolled as subjects, and the ratio of eligible subjects in the two groups is 1:1.
- Conditions
- Trial of Labor After Cesarean, Vaginal Birth After Cesarean, Bishop Score, Failed Mechanical Induction
- Trial name
- NCT05246761
- Testing
- Balloon catheter
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 924 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
Induction of Labor Affected Fetus / Newborn
Early Versus Late Amniotomy Following EAB Cervical Ripening
The objective of this study is to investigate the course of labor in early versus late amniotomy following balloon cervical ripening in women undergoing term induction of labor stratified by parity.
- Trial name
- NCT04216628
- Testing
- Amniotomy
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assuta Ashdod Hospital
Schizophrenia
Antipsychotic Effects of Oxytocin
The objective of the study is to compare the efficacy of intranasal oxytocin versus intranasal placebo to improve symptoms in schizophrenia patients who have residual symptoms despite being on adequate treatment with…
- Trial name
- NCT01621737
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Oxytocin Group, L-DOPA Group
Oxytocin and Dopamine's Effect on Vicarious Optimism
To investigate the effect of intranasal Oxytocin and L-DOPA's effect on vicarious optimism.
- Conditions
- Oxytocin Group, L-DOPA Group, Placebo Group
- Trial name
- NCT03891095
- Testing
- Oxytocin, L-DOPA
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Normal University
Postpartum Haemorrhage With Retained Placenta
Intraumbilical Oxytocin Versus Placental Cord Drainage in the Management of 3rd Stage of Labor
The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness of intraumbilical oxytocin and placental cord drainage in the management of third stage of labor.
- Trial name
- NCT03395730
- Testing
- Intraumbilical vein injection oxytocin, placental cord drainage, Expectant managment of 3rd stage of labour
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eslam Mohammed Abbas