# The Power of Belief: Expectation-driven and Placebo Modulation of Empathic Pain

> **NCT07367672** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **University of Electronic Science and Technology of China** · enrollment: 120 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Healthy Participants

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Intranasal Oxytocin (OT) 24 IU
- **DRUG:** Intranasal placebo administration

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07367672
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-12-01
- **Primary completion:** 2026-02-20
- **Final completion:** 2026-03-30
- **Target enrollment:** 120 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2026-01-26


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07367672

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07367672, "The Power of Belief: Expectation-driven and Placebo Modulation of Empathic Pain". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-31 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07367672. Licensed CC0.

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