Effects of Acetaminophen on Hurt Feelings

This study has been completed.

First Received on November 16, 2007. Last Updated on June 23, 2008 History of Changes

Sponsor:	University of Toronto
Information provided by:	University of Toronto
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00561288

Purpose

The purpose of the study is to investigate whether ingestion of acetaminophen reduces the experience of hurt feelings.

Condition	Intervention
Emotional Pain	Drug: acetaminophen Other: cornstarch

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator) Primary Purpose: Basic Science
Official Title:	Effects of Acetaminophen on Hurt Feelings

Resource links provided by NLM:

Drug Information available for: Acetaminophen

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Toronto:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Enrollment:	60
Study Start Date:	November 2007
Study Completion Date:	May 2008
Primary Completion Date:	May 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Arms	Assigned Interventions
Experimental: 1 2000 mg acetaminophen per day	Drug: acetaminophen 2 x 1000 mg doses per day
Placebo Comparator: 2 2000 mg cornstarch per day	Other: cornstarch 2 x 1000 mg cornstarch per day

Eligibility

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Exclusion Criteria:

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00561288

Locations

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Toronto

Investigators

Principal Investigator:	Geoff MacDonald, Ph.D.	University of Toronto
Principal Investigator:	Nathan DeWall, Ph.D.	University of Kentucky

More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00561288 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	20619
Study First Received:	November 16, 2007
Last Updated:	June 23, 2008
Health Authority:	Canada: Health Canada

Keywords provided by University of Toronto:

Acetaminophen
Social Psychology
Affect
Interpersonal Rejection

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Acetaminophen
Antipyretics
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Pharmacologic Actions
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic

Analgesics
Sensory System Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Central Nervous System Agents
Therapeutic Uses

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 22, 2012