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Study NCT ID: NCT01945957
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2017-04-25
First Post: 2013-02-15
Is Gene Therapy: True
Has Adverse Events: False

Brief Title: Brain Imaging of Intranasal Oxytocin Treatment in Autism
Sponsor: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Organization:

Study Overview

Official Title: Brain Imaging and Eye-tracking in Response to Intranasal Oxytocin Treatment in Children and Adolescents With Autism
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2016-08
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: This is a 4 part study:

Phase 1a. -functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) ( with oxytocin 24 IU vs. placebo = oxytocin 0 IU) - funded by grant #U54 HD079124-01, Phase 1b-eye-tracking(oxytocin 24 IU vs. placebo = oxytocin 0 IU), Phase 2a. fMRI (oxytocin 8 IU vs. oxytocin 40IU), Phase 2b. -eye-tracking (oxytocin 8IU vs. oxytocin 40IU). Time course of effect will also be assessed within session.
Detailed Description: We hypothesize that intranasal oxytocin treatment (OT) of individuals with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) will:

Hypothesis 1a. will produce greater increases in Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) and Nucleus Accumbens (NAc) activation during social reward anticipation compared to placebo, providing evidence that OT increases activation in brain regions critical for social motivation. (NICHD funding for this section/aim- Dr. Joe Piven -U54 HD079124-01)

Hypothesis 1b. will spend proportionally more time attending to the social image on a screen vs. the non-social image compared to placebo.

Hypothesis 2a. will produce differential effects in VTA and NAc activation during social reward anticipation compared with the oxytocin 8 IU vs. oxytocin 40 IU dose, providing evidence that OT dose-dependently increases activation in brain regions critical for social motivation.

Hypothesis 2b. will differentially attend to the social image on a screen vs. the non-social image compared in the oxytocin 8 IU vs. oxytocin 40 IU dose, providing evidence that OT dose-dependently changes the value of social stimuli.

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: False
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:

Secondary ID Infos

Secondary ID Type Domain Link View
U54HD079124-01 NIH None https://reporter.nih.gov/quic… View