Performance anxiety
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention: for a group of 30 musicians will be administered intranasal single dose of oxytocin (24UI (international units) - 4UI vs 3 applications per nostril))
Control intervention: the same gro
Drug
Sponsors
Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - USP
Flávia de Lima Osório
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age above 18 years; Male sex; Professional activities or amadora as a musician, with frequent public presentations at significant audiences.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Neurological and / or psychiatric disorders, excluding anxiety disorders; Renal, pulmonary, hepatic and / or cardiovascular diseases; Current use of tobacco, psychoactive substances and any kind of medication; Harmful alcohol use
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Accuracy (rate - percentage) and reaction time (mileseconds) in the recognition of facial expressions of emotion before and after administration of oxytocin | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Level of general anxety (mean scores on the Beck Anxiety Inventory) and performance anxiety (mean score in Musical Performance Anxiety Inventory Kenny) before and after administration of oxytocin | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactFlávia Osório
Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto - USP
Outcome results
None listed