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The proposed study will test the effects of a fast-acting testosterone nasal spray on the fear reactions of young men to two distinct anxiety challenges (social and nonsocial) using a double-blind randomized experimental design.
Aim 1: Test the hypothesis that men administered testosterone nasal spray will result in lower levels of anxiety (anticipatory and situational) and greater levels of approach behavior in response to two distinct (social and nonsocial) anxiety challenges relative to men administered placebo spray.
Aim 2: Test the hypothesis that anxiety challenge type (social versus nonsocial) will moderate the effects of testosterone administration on subjects' responses to challenge.
Aim 3: Test the hypothesis that rejection sensitivity - heightened sensitivity to evaluative threat - will moderate the effects of drug condition on response to the two anxiety challenge tests.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placebo nasal spray | Placebo Comparator | Subjects will inhale approximately 40ml aqueous solution via intranasal route |
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| Testosterone nasal spray | Experimental | Subjects will inhale approximately 40ml aqueous, testosterone-containing solution via intranasal route |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Testosterone | Drug | Administration of 1ml aqueous nasal spray containing 7mg testosterone propionate |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Magnitude of behavioral approach | Subjects will be asked to approach a fearful object. Approach will be measured as number of steps (out of 18) the subject completes, with each step bringing the subject closer to the target object | 30 minutes |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Robert A Josephs, Phd | University of Texas at Austin | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University of Texas at Austin Department of Psychology | Austin | Texas | 78712 | United States |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001008 | Anxiety Disorders |
| ID | Term |
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| D001523 | Mental Disorders |
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| ID | Term |
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| D013739 | Testosterone |
| D043343 | Testosterone Propionate |
| D012965 | Sodium Chloride |
| ID | Term |
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| D000737 | Androstenols |
| D000736 | Androstenes |
| D000731 | Androstanes |
| D013256 | Steroids |
| D000072473 |
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| Placebo | Drug | Administration of 1ml aqueous saline spray |
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| Fused-Ring Compounds |
| D011083 | Polycyclic Compounds |
| D045165 | Testosterone Congeners |
| D012739 | Gonadal Steroid Hormones |
| D042341 | Gonadal Hormones |
| D006728 | Hormones |
| D006730 | Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |
| D002712 | Chlorides |
| D006851 | Hydrochloric Acid |
| D017606 | Chlorine Compounds |
| D007287 | Inorganic Chemicals |
| D017670 | Sodium Compounds |