The Effects of Oxytocin in Obese Adults
Public ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03043053. Field values are reproduced from the official study page; the official ClinicalTrials.gov record remains the source of truth for eligibility, enrollment, and contact information.
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Official title
A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Effects of Repeat Doses of Intranasal Oxytocin in Obese Adults
Brief summary
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This is a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study of the effects of intranasal oxytocin in obese adults, ages 18-45 years old. Subjects will be randomized to receive of intranasal oxytocin or placebo (3 sprays per nostril, 4 times per day) for 8 weeks. Study visits include screening to determine eligibility, a 2-part baseline visit, and visits every 2 weeks thereafter until week 14, with a safety follow-up visit 6 weeks after the last dose of study drug. Study procedures include behavioral, metabolic, neuroimaging, and endocrine assessments.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03043053
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2
- Enrollment
- 61 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 45 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jun 30, 2017
- Primary completion
- May 19, 2022
- Completion
- Jul 6, 2022
- Last update posted
- Feb 6, 2024
2017 – 2022
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts General Hospital | Boston | Massachusetts | 02114 | — |
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- Last refresh
- Last update posted Feb 6, 2024 · Synced Sep 28, 2026
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