32
Participants
Start Date
July 27, 2016
Primary Completion Date
June 7, 2020
Study Completion Date
June 7, 2020
Oxytocin Intranasal Spray
In human volunteers intranasal administration of oxytocin significantly increases parasympathetic and decreases sympathetic cardiac control. In addition to the classic effects of oxytocin on uterine contraction and milk ejection, recent work indicates oxytocin is present in both males and females and has an important role in both behavior and cardiovascular homeostasis, particularly during anxiety and stress.
Placebo Intranasal Spray
The placebo has been compounded to be an inactive, blinded comparative to the oxytocin nasal spray.
The GW Medical Faculty Associates, Washington D.C.
George Washington University
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