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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT02342366
Date of registration: 14/01/2015
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: University of Zurich
Public title: Characterization of the Prosocial and Prosexual Effects of GHB
Scientific title: Multimodal Characterization of the Prosocial and Prosexual Effects of GHB Assessing Behavior, fMRI, EEG, and Neuroendocrine Mechanisms
Date of first enrolment: February 2012
Target sample size: 19
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02342366
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Crossover Assignment. Primary purpose: Other. Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Switzerland
Contacts
Name:     Erich Seifritz, Professor
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Affiliation:  University of Zurich
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Healthy male subjects.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Any Axis-I DSM-IV psychiatric disorder, any form of addiction or regular illegal drug
use (lifetime use >5 occasions) with exception of occasional cannabis use, a lifetime
history of GHB use, a neurological disorder or head injury, clinically relevant
medical diseases, a family history of schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, and any use
of prescription drugs.



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 40 Years
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Bipolar Disorder
Depressive Disorder, Major
Autistic Disorder
Intervention(s)
Drug: GHB 20 mg/kg p.o.
Drug: GHB 35 mg/kg p.o.
Primary Outcome(s)
Sexual Arousal [Time Frame: 14 days]
Social Cognition and Behavior [Time Frame: 14 days]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Composite measure of Neuroendocrine Parameters [Time Frame: 14 days]
fMRI activity [Time Frame: 14 days]
electroencephalography (EEG) activity [Time Frame: 14 days]
Secondary ID(s)
PUK-GHB01
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
University of Salerno
University of Regensburg
University of Freiburg
University of Vienna
Ethics review
Results
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