161
Participants
Start Date
January 31, 2015
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2016
Study Completion Date
July 31, 2016
Intranasal oxytocin
Through the use of 1oz bottles attached with metered nasal pumps (1 puff = .1ml), participants will self-administer 24 IU oxytocin (Syntocinon, Novartis Pharmaceuticals). 5 puffs per nostril (1 puff = 2.4 IU oxytocin).
Intranasal placebo
Through the use of 1oz bottles attached with metered nasal pumps (1 puff = .1ml), participants will self-administer 5 puffs per nostril. Placebo consists of: 2 mls Glycerine and 3 mls purified water (methylparaben and propylparaben mixed according to purified water formula) for a total of 5 ml, which will be filtered with a 5mu filter.
UCLA Department of Psychology, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
OTHER