Social Safety Learning in the Brain Oxytocin System

June 10, 2026 updated by: Angela Fang, University of Washington
The investigators are conducting this research study to examine whether oxytocin enhances social safety learning (learning safety through the experience of another individual) in people with social anxiety disorder (SAD) compared to healthy volunteers. Oxytocin is a hormone that can also act as a chemical messenger in the brain. Oxytocin plays a role in a number of functions, including responding to fear and social interactions. In this study, the investigators would like to compare the effects of oxytocin and placebo nasal sprays in adults with SAD and healthy adults. This research study will compare an oxytocin nasal spray to a placebo nasal spray. About 120 people will take part in this research study, all at the University of Washington (UW).

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

The goal of the current study is to examine the potential role of oxytocin in enhancing social learning in SAD. The investigators' primary hypothesis is that vicarious extinction learning will contribute to safety learning and that oxytocin will potentiate vicarious extinction learning in patients with SAD, compared to healthy controls (HC). The investigators will directly test the effect of intranasal oxytocin and matching placebo on the brain mechanisms underlying vicarious extinction learning using a novel task. 60 adults with SAD and 60 healthy control participants will perform a task that involves three phases: (i) a standard social fear acquisition procedure while in a mock scanner, followed by (ii) a vicarious extinction and (iii) fear reinstatement test procedure, while being scanned during functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Participants will receive oxytocin or placebo prior to the extinction phase. The investigators will also measure skin conductance responses as an index of learning in each phase.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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121

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Contact

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  • Name: Jessica Crane
  • Phone Number: 206-221-1278
  • Email: jcrane2@uw.edu

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Washington
      • Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195
        • University of Washington

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

For Clinical Sample

  • Men and women age 18-45
  • Women must be having regular menstrual cycles and not be taking oral contraception
  • Primary diagnosis of social anxiety disorder

For Healthy Sample

  • Men and women age 18-45
  • Women must be having regular menstrual cycles and not be taking oral contraception
  • No current or lifetime history of psychiatric, neurological, or medical disorders

Exclusion Criteria:

For All Groups

  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  • Positive urine drug screening test result
  • History of nasal pathology
  • Current use of any psychotropic medication or steroids
  • Active substance use disorder within the past 6 months
  • History of serious medical illnesses or untreated endocrine diseases
  • History of head injury, neurological disorder, or neurosurgical procedure
  • Positive magnetic resonance (MR) screen

For Clinical Sample

  • Lifetime diagnoses of mania or psychotic disorder based on the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM- 5th ed)
  • Acute suicidal ideation

For Healthy Sample

  • Lifetime DSM-5 diagnosis of any medical, neurological, or psychiatric illness

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Clinical
This group consists of individuals with at least moderate symptoms of social anxiety disorder. This group will receive either an oxytocin or placebo administration (blind randomization).
Drug: Oxytocin nasal spray or placebo
Single acute administration of 24 international units (IU) oxytocin or matching placebo
Placebo Comparator: Controls
This group consists of a healthy sample of individuals (no lifetime diagnoses of mania or psychotic disorders). This group will receive either an oxytocin or placebo administration (blind randomization).
Drug: Oxytocin nasal spray or placebo
Single acute administration of 24 international units (IU) oxytocin or matching placebo

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS+S Contrast in the Insula During the Extinction Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the insula during vicarious extinction (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS+S (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the insula region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS+S Contrast in the Hippocampus During the Extinction Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the hippocampus during vicarious extinction (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS+S (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the hippocampus region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS+S Contrast in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex During the Extinction Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the anterior cingulate cortex during vicarious extinction (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS+S (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the anterior cingulate cortex region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS+S Contrast in the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex During the Extinction Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex during vicarious extinction (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS+S (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the ventromedial prefrontal cortex region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS+S Contrast in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex During the Reinstatement Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the anterior cingulate cortex during fear reinstatement, which tests for the return of fear (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS+S (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the anterior cingulate cortex region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS+S Contrast in the Insula During the Reinstatement Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the insula during fear reinstatement, which tests for the return of fear (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS+S (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the insula region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS+S Contrast in the Hippocampus During the Reinstatement Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the hippocampus during fear reinstatement, which tests for the return of fear (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS+S (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the hippocampus region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS+S Contrast in the Amygdala During the Reinstatement Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the amygdala during fear reinstatement, which tests for the return of fear (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS+S (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the amygdala region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Skin Conductance Responses (SCR) to CS- During Extinction
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
mean skin conductance responses (SCR) for CS- stimuli during Extinction
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Skin Conductance Responses (SCR) to CS+S During Extinction
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
mean skin conductance responses (SCR) for CS+S stimuli during Extinction
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Skin Conductance Responses (SCR) to CS+R During Extinction
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
mean skin conductance responses (SCR) for CS+R stimuli during Extinction
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Skin Conductance Responses (SCR) to CS- During Reinstatement
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
mean skin conductance responses (SCR) for CS- stimuli during Reinstatement
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Skin Conductance Responses (SCR) to CS+S During Reinstatement
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
mean skin conductance responses (SCR) for CS+S stimuli during Reinstatement
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Skin Conductance Responses (SCR) to CS+R During Reinstatement
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
mean skin conductance responses (SCR) for CS+R stimuli during Reinstatement
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS- Contrast in the Insula During the Extinction Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the insula during vicarious extinction (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS+S (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the insula region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS- Contrast in the Amygdala During the Extinction Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the amygdala during vicarious extinction (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS+S (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the amygdala region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS+S Contrast in the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex During the Reinstatement Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex during fear reinstatement, which tests for the return of fear (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS+S (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the ventromedial prefrontal region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS- Contrast in the Hippocampus During the Extinction Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the hippocampus during vicarious extinction (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS+S (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the hippocampus region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS- Contrast in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex During the Extinction Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the anterior cingulate cortex during vicarious extinction (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS+S (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the anterior cingulate cortex region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS- Contrast in the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex During the Extinction Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex during vicarious extinction (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS+S (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the ventromedial prefrontal cortex region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS- Contrast in the Amygdala During the Reinstatement Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the amygdala during fear reinstatement, which tests for the return of fear (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS- (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the amygdala region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS- Contrast in the Insula During the Reinstatement Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the insula during fear reinstatement, which tests for the return of fear (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS- (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the insula region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS- Contrast in the Hippocampus During the Reinstatement Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the hippocampus during fear reinstatement, which tests for the return of fear (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS- (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the hippocampus region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS- Contrast in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex During the Reinstatement Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the anterior cingulate cortex during fear reinstatement, which tests for the return of fear (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS- (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the anterior cingulate cortex region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+S vs CS- Contrast in the Hippocampus During the Extinction Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the hippocampus during vicarious extinction (specifically for CS+S versus CS- conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the hippocampus region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. A lack of difference between these two task conditions is desirable, indicating processing both task conditions as safety cues.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS- Contrast in the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex During the Reinstatement Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex during fear reinstatement, which tests for the return of fear (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS- (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the ventromedial prefrontal cortex region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+S vs CS- Contrast in the Amygdala During the Extinction Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the amygdala during vicarious extinction (specifically for CS+S versus CS- conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the amygdala region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. A lack of difference between these two task conditions is desirable, indicating processing both task conditions as safety cues.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+S vs CS- Contrast in the Insula During the Extinction Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the insula during vicarious extinction (specifically for CS+S versus CS- conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the insula region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. A lack of difference between these two task conditions is desirable, indicating processing both task conditions as safety cues.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+S vs CS- Contrast in the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex During the Extinction Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex during vicarious extinction (specifically for CS+S versus CS- conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the ventromedial prefrontal cortex region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. A lack of difference between these two task conditions is desirable, indicating processing both task conditions as safety cues.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+S vs CS- Contrast in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex During the Extinction Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the anterior cingulate cortex during vicarious extinction (specifically for CS+S versus CS- conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the anterior cingulate cortex region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. A lack of difference between these two task conditions is desirable, indicating processing both task conditions as safety cues.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+S vs CS- Contrast in the Amygdala During the Reinstatement Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the amygdala during fear reinstatement, which tests the return of fear (specifically for CS+S versus CS- conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the amygdala region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. A lack of difference between these two task conditions is desirable, indicating processing both task conditions as safety cues.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+S vs CS- Contrast in the Insula During the Reinstatement Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the insula during fear reinstatement, which tests the return of fear (specifically for CS+S versus CS- conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the insula region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. A lack of difference between these two task conditions is desirable, indicating processing both task conditions as safety cues.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+S vs CS- Contrast in the Hippocampus During the Reinstatement Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the hippocampus during fear reinstatement, which tests the return of fear (specifically for CS+S versus CS- conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the hippocampus region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. A lack of difference between these two task conditions is desirable, indicating processing both task conditions as safety cues.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+S vs CS- Contrast in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex During the Reinstatement Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the anterior cingulate cortex during fear reinstatement, which tests the return of fear (specifically for CS+S versus CS- conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the anterior cingulate cortex region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. A lack of difference between these two task conditions is desirable, indicating processing both task conditions as safety cues.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+S vs CS- Contrast in the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex During the Reinstatement Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the ventromedial prefrontal cortex during fear reinstatement, which tests the return of fear (specifically for CS+S versus CS- conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the ventromedial prefrontal cortex region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. A lack of difference between these two task conditions is desirable, indicating processing both task conditions as safety cues.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Neural Responses in the CS+R vs CS+S Contrast in the Ventromedial Prefrontal Cortex During the Reinstatement Phase
Time Frame: immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug
Change in task-related blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) responses in the amygdala during fear reinstatement, which tests for the return of fear (specifically for CS+R (reinforced) versus CS+S (non-reinforced) conditions). Changes in BOLD responses refer to differences in neural responses between these two task conditions, which were extracted from the ventromedial prefrontal cortex region of interest and estimated using a general linear model. Higher mean responses reflect greater discrimination (better able to distinguish between threat and safety cues) between the task conditions.
immediately (45 minutes) after receiving drug

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
skin conductance responses (SCR) to vicariously extinguished cue versus vicariously reinforced cue during reinstatement
Time Frame: immediately after the intervention
mean SCR for CS- versus CS+
immediately after the intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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University of Washington

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Angela Fang, PhD, University of Washington

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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June 26, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
September 30, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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September 30, 2024

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First Submitted

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July 10, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 26, 2023

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August 1, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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June 11, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 10, 2026

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March 1, 2026

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  • STUDY00013670

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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