Pilotstudy on oxytocin and social-coggnitive functions in schizophrenia patients with vs. without a history of violence compared to healthy control subjects

Pilotstudy on oxytocin and social-coggnitive functions in schizophrenia patients with vs. without a history of violence compared to healthy control subjects - Oxy1

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00007110

Enrollment

Registered

2014-11-04

Start date

2014-12-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Healthy Controls F20

Interventions

Group 1: schizophrenia and history of violence: Assessments of baseline oxytocin, oxytocin response to emtional stimulus, performance in affect recognition and empathy Group 2: schizophrenia without h

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: dignosis of schizophrenia or schizophrenia spectrum disorder (ICD-10: F2x)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: intellectual disability, language barrier, primary diagnosis of addiction, primary diagnosis of neurological disorder, wasting disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
basline oxytocin level in blood plasma and saliva measured by HPLC	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
oxytocin response measured in blood plasm by HPLC before and after an emotional stimulus, concurrent standardized psychometric measurment of performance in affect recognition and empathy	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristian Luckhaus

LVR-Klinikum Düsseldorf, Kliniken der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

christian.luckhaus@lvr.de0211-922-2741

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026