Oxytocin and Social Behavior Over the Lifespan

Completed · Early Phase 1

Conditions studied: Social Activity

In brief

This study will investigate if intranasal oxytocin (a hormone naturally produced in the body) promotes motivation for, and engagement in, social activities in older adults.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00914953

Run by

Claremont Graduate University

People needed

41

Starts

2010-02-01

Expected to finish

2011-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-03-02

Who can join

Age: 50 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• residentially housed
• English fluency

You may not qualify if…

• non ambulatory
• severe psychiatric problems presently or in the recent past
• severe medical problems (e.g., cancer, diabetes, advanced heart disease)
• irregular heart beat
• treatment using psychoactive medications (other than antiepileptics, mood stabilizers, or Ambien)
• inability to adequately communicate with the research team
• treatment with an experimental drug
• excessive fatigue suggesting hypothyroidism

Where it is running

• Linda Valley Villa — Loma Linda, California, United States

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