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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT01254045
Date of registration: 02/12/2010
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Stanford University
Public title: Double-blind Placebo Controlled Study of Oxytocin in Fragile X Syndrome
Scientific title: Double-blind Placebo Controlled Study of Oxytocin in Fragile X Syndrome
Date of first enrolment: February 2007
Target sample size: 10
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01254045
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Crossover Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Allan L Reiss
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Affiliation:  Stanford University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Confirmed genetic diagnosis of Fragile X (FraX) (full mutation).

2. Male (who have more serious effects due to the X chromosome nature of the disorder)

3. Age 13-29 years.

4. Parent of adolescent must be willing to sign informed consent.

5. Intelligence Quotient (IQ) > 42.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Cardiac risk factors.

2. Medication exclusions: opiates or opiate antagonists, corticosteroids, typical or
atypical antipsychotics.



Age minimum: 13 Years
Age maximum: 29 Years
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Fragile X Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Drug: oxytocin 24IU
Drug: placebo
Drug: oxytocin 48IU
Primary Outcome(s)
Eye Contact/Gaze During 10 Minute Social Challenge Task [Time Frame: baseline, week 2, and week 3]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Salivary Cortisol [Time Frame: baseline, week 2, and week 3]
Secondary ID(s)
8618
SU-11182010-7215
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 29/08/2014
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01254045
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