Oxytocin effects on fairness and prosocial choices in healthy adults

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

Researchers will give healthy adults a single nasal dose of oxytocin or placebo in a randomized, double-blind design while they complete the Dictator Game and Ultimatum Game inside an fMRI scanner. Participants rate perceived fairness and guilt for different offers before choosing to accept or reject them, allowing examination of cognitive and emotional processing related to fairness. Brain activity and behavior will be recorded to understand how oxytocin may modulate decision-making in gain and loss contexts. The study aims to clarify the neural mechanisms by which oxytocin could influence social decision-making in fairness-related situations.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Healthy subjects without past or current psychiatric or neurological disorders.

Exclusion Criteria:

* History of head injury; pregnant, menstruating, taking oral contraceptives; medical or psychiatric illness.
* The presence of metal in the body or claustrophobia.

Where it's running

• University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC)
  Chengdu, Sichuan, China Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Shuxia Yao, Dr — University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
• Study coordinator: Shuxia Yao, Dr
• Email: yaoshuxia@uestc.edu.cn
• Phone: 86+18111297596

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.