Does Oxytocin Modulate Rewarding Effects in Women and Fluctuating Across the Menstrual Cycle

Phase 0 Completed 80 enrolled University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

RandomizedParallel-groupDouble-blindBasic science

Summary

The aim of the study is to explore how the rewarding effect of men's verbal compliment is modulated by oxytocin and gonadal hormone in a romantic context.

Timeline

Start: 2016-10
Primary completion: 2018-06
Completion: 2018-07

Publications

Gao Z, Ma X, Zhou X, Xin F, Gao S, Kou J, Becker B, Kendrick KM. Oxytocin Reduces the Attractiveness of Silver-Tongued Men for Women During Mid-Cycle. Front Neurosci. 2022 Apr 28;16:760695. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2022.760695. eCollection 2022.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Oxytocin	Peptide	24 iu	Intranasal

Indications

No indication recorded.