A randomized placebo-controlled pilot trial shows that intranasal vasopressin improves social deficits in children with autism

Karen J. Parker; Ozge Oztan; Robin A. Libove; Noreen Mohsin; Debra S. Karhson; Raena D. Sumiyoshi; Jacqueline E. Summers; Kyle E. Hinman; Kara S. Motonaga; Jennifer M. Phillips; Dean S. Carson; Lawrence K. Fung; Joseph P. Garner; Antonio Y. Hardan

doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.aau7356

Research ArticleAutism Spectrum Disorder

A randomized placebo-controlled pilot trial shows that intranasal vasopressin improves social deficits in children with autism

Karen J. Parker ¹,*,
Ozge Oztan ¹,
Robin A. Libove¹,
Noreen Mohsin¹,
Debra S. Karhson ¹,
Raena D. Sumiyoshi¹,
Jacqueline E. Summers¹,
Kyle E. Hinman¹,
Kara S. Motonaga²,
Jennifer M. Phillips¹,
Dean S. Carson ¹,
Lawrence K. Fung ¹,
Joseph P. Garner¹,³ and
Antonio Y. Hardan ¹

¹Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
²Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.
³Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

↵*Corresponding author. Email: kjparker{at}stanford.edu

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Science Translational Medicine 08 May 2019:
Vol. 11, Issue 491, eaau7356
DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aau7356

Karen J. Parker

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

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Ozge Oztan

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

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Robin A. Libove

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

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Noreen Mohsin

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

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Debra S. Karhson

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

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Raena D. Sumiyoshi

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Jacqueline E. Summers

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Kyle E. Hinman

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Kara S. Motonaga

Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

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Jennifer M. Phillips

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

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Dean S. Carson

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Lawrence K. Fung

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

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Joseph P. Garner

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

Department of Comparative Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

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Antonio Y. Hardan

Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA.

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