Hormones and Decision Making

The University of Texas System (UT)

Status and phase

Completed

Phase 4

Conditions

Dyssocial Behavior

Treatments

Drug: testosterone propionate

Drug: 0.5% cholorbutanol, saline

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04865562

2015-02-0011

Details and patient eligibility

About

An investigation of the neuropsychological processes underlying ethical decision making.

Full description

This study will investigate the influence of reward sensitivity on cheating behavior via experimental manipulation of reward sensitivity using testosterone.

Enrollment

30 patients

Sex

Male

Ages

18 to 25 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

males between 18 and 25

Exclusion criteria

recruitment will be limited to male participants between 18 and 25 years who have no current conditions that would preclude the use of testosterone. Specific exclusion criteria are:
women of all ages
males younger than 18 years and older than 25 years
self-report discomfort with ingestion of testosterone for the purpose of this study
body mass index lower than 18 or higher than 27
prior diagnosis of major depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, phobia, anxiety disorder, or other psychiatric conditions
first-degree relatives diagnosed with a psychiatric disorder
presence of a medical condition that would preclude the use of testosterone
use of medications that would preclude the use of testosterone
consumption of more than 5 cigarettes a day
current use of testosterone enhancing products, such as gels, creams, and injections