Effects of Intranasal Administration of Oxytocin in Adults With Prader-Willi Syndrome (PRADOTIM)

November 27, 2025 updated by: University Hospital, Toulouse
The investigator thinks that the oxytocin (OT) can improve durably and significantly the behavior disorders and thus the socialization but also the satisfaction and could thus be an interesting therapeutic alternative for the patients presenting a Prader-Willi Syndrome (SPW). Although today several studies demonstrated the effects of the OT in various domains of the behavior, the investigator do not know either its specificity of action about the cerebral level, or its duration of action, or the optimal modalities of administration and in particular at patients SPW.

Study Overview

Status

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Completed

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

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50

Phase

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  • Phase 2
  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • France
      • Toulouse, France, 31059
        • Centre de référence Prader-Willi - Hôpital Purpan

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Prader-Willi syndrome genetically confirmed
  • Absence of extension of the QT interval in the electrocardiogram
  • Absence of hypokalemia

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Psychiatric troubles
  • Anomalies of the heart rhythm in significant ECG
  • Hepatic insufficiency
  • Renal insufficiency
  • Patients presenting a pregnancy or breast-feeding
  • High sensibility to OT
  • High sensibility to the excipients of the product
  • Patients having family history of genetic pathology causing an extension of the interval QT
  • Patients having risk factors of advanced twist

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Quadruple

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Placebo Comparator: placebo daily
daily administration of placebo during 28 days : placebo continuous
Drug: Placebo continuous
Placebo administration the following 2 days after each OXT administration, during 28 days.
Active Comparator: 24 IU of oxytocin daily
24 IU of daily oxytocin administration during 28 days : oxytocin continuous
Drug: Oxytocin (OXT) continuous
Administration of 24 IU of oxytocin daily during 28 days
Other Names:
  • Syntocinon
Active Comparator: 24 IU of oxytocin every 3 days
24 IU of daily oxytocin every 3 days and placebo the following 2 days after each oxytocin administration during 28 days
Drug: Placebo
Placebo daily during 28 days
Drug: Oxytocin
Administration of 24 IU of oxytocin every 3 days during 28 days.
Other Names:
  • Syntocinon

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change in Behaviour as assessed by score variations in specific questionaries
Time Frame: Every day before and after administration of treatment during 28 days
Every day before and after administration of treatment during 28 days
Change in eating Behaviour as assessed by score variations in specific questionaries
Time Frame: Every day before and after administration of treatment during 28 days
Every day before and after administration of treatment during 28 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in eating behaviour as assessed by score variations in hunger visual analogic scale
Time Frame: Every day before and after administration of treatment during 28 days
Every day before and after administration of treatment during 28 days
Cerebral Metabolism variations as assessed by Positron Emission Tomography (PET-scan)
Time Frame: Day 1, day 2 and day 30
Brain imaging
Day 1, day 2 and day 30
Cerebral Metabolism variations as assessed by functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (f-RMI)
Time Frame: Day 1, day 2 and day 29
Brain imaging
Day 1, day 2 and day 29
Evaluation of social skills assessed by specific questionnaires
Time Frame: Day 1, day 2 and day 30
Day 1, day 2 and day 30
Evaluation of executive function assessed by specific questionnaires
Time Frame: Day 1, day 2 and day 30
Day 1, day 2 and day 30
Evaluation of theory of mind assessed by specific questionnaires
Time Frame: Day 1, day 2 and day 30
Day 1, day 2 and day 30
Social processing assessed by oculomotor exploration
Time Frame: Day 1, day 2 and day 30
Day 1, day 2 and day 30
Multisensory processing assessed by Neurovisual task
Time Frame: Day 1, day 2 and day 30
Day 1, day 2 and day 30
Hormon blood concentration levels as assessed by bioassays
Time Frame: Day 2 and day 30
Day 2 and day 30

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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University Hospital, Toulouse

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Maithe TAUBER, MD, University Hospital, Toulouse

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

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June 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

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January 1, 2019

Study Completion (Actual)

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June 18, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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July 10, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 14, 2016

First Posted (Estimated)

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June 17, 2016

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

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December 5, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 27, 2025

Last Verified

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July 1, 2020

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  • 13 6872 03

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

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