Oxytocin, Couple Interaction and Wound Healing

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: Healthy Volunteers

Treatments: Drug: Placebo; Drug: Syntocinon (Oxytocin) nasal spray

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01594775

KEK-ZH-NR: 2009-0063

Details and patient eligibility

About

effects of intranasal oxytocin and couple interaction on wound healing.

• Trial with medicinal product

Enrollment: 160 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 21 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria:

• healthy heterosexual couples
• in a stable relationship since > 1 year

Exclusion criteria: pregnancy

• breast feeding
• heavy smoking (> 5 cigarettes/d)
• extensive skin disease
• artificial UV irradiation during < 3 months before study inclusion

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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160 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

nasal spray

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: Syntocinon (Oxytocin) nasal spray

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Drug: Placebo