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Effects of Oxytocin Administration on Social Influence Effects on Pain
In Brief
A Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating Oxytocin and Placebo for Pain. Completed, enrolled 51 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This experiment will explore the joint effects of social information, social support, associative learning, and oxytocin on the development of placebo analgesia. The investigators predict that socially transmitted placebo effects will be enhanced by nasal administration of oxytocin, whereas associative learning effects on pain will not be altered by this pharmacological manipulation
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
Oxytocin intranasal administration, 40 IU, 5 puffs per nostril at 4 IU per puff delivered approximately 45 minutes prior to pain tasks.
Placebo intranasal administration, 5 puffs per nostril delivered approximately 45 minutes prior to pain tasks