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The role of testosterone in value-based decision making - An exploratory investigation into the effects of testosterone on choice behavior and its underlying psychological processes

The role of testosterone in value-based decision making - An exploratory investigation into the effects of testosterone on choice behavior and its underlying psychological processes - Testosterone and decision making

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
NL-OMON
Registry ID
NL-OMON40950
Enrollment
72
Registered
2014-11-25
Start date
2015-12-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-06-11

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Conditions

antisocial personality disorder behavioral disorder

Interventions

One group of participants will receive a single dose of 0.5 mg testosterone
the other group will receive a similar dose of placebo.

Sponsors

Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Age
18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 18-35 years old, female, good physical and mental health, predominantly right-handed, BMI between 18.5 and 25

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of psychiatric treatment or current psychiatric treatment - History of neurological treatment or current neurological treatment - History of endocrine treatment or current endocrine treatment - History of heart-related disease - Regular use of corticosteroids - Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
- Behavioral performance on computerized tasks assessing choice behavior and their underlying psychological mechanisms, including risky choice, intertemporal choice, and reward-history and social learning in reinforcement-based decision making - Steroid hormone levels measured in saliva - Subjective measurements on self-report questionnaires

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)