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University of California, San Francisco
(2013).
Triadic Interactions of Families With Autism and Oxytocin.
ClinicalTrials.gov.
University of California, San Francisco.
- Publication date
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2013
- Identifier
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NCT01912378
- Authors
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University of California, San Francisco
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Reference type
- clinical_trial
- Publisher
- University of California, San Francisco
- Metadata source
- clinicaltrials.gov
Abstract
The study will investigate the effects of an intranasal administration of oxytocin (OT) to parents of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) on the quality of mother-father-child interactions. Physiological and behavioral measures of parent-child triadic interaction quality will be assessed. H1: Parents who receive OT will demonstrate greater parental engagement and nonverbal prosocial behaviors compared to parents who receive placebo. H2: Children with ASD whose parents receive OT will have increased nonverbal prosocial behaviors during the discussion and play tasks compared to children whose parents' receive placebo. H3: Parents who receive OT will demonstrate increased behavioral and physiological synchrony with their child during the discussion and play tasks compared to parents who receive placebo and their child.