🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-07-23
Evaluating Intranasal Oxytocin (TNX-1900) for Pain Relief and Recovery After Pituitary Surgery (NCT07730294)
🟡 Not Yet Recruiting Phase2 💊 Investigational Drug / Biologic Sponsor: Yale University
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This study is testing whether oxytocin can help lessen pain by changing how people process emotions and social experiences. The goal is to better understand how the brain links emotions, relationships, and pain, and whether this connection can be used to improve pain treatment.
Who can join: To join this study, participants generally need to meet the listed inclusion criteria (5 items) and avoid the listed exclusions (9 items).
Location: Yale University — New Haven, Connecticut
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistCheck every box below. If you can check all of them, you may meet the study's basic screening requirements (final eligibility is confirmed by the site team).
Usually NOT eligible if any of the following apply:
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Medication: Individuals on stable doses of psychotropic medication for at least the past six weeks are eligible, excluding those with changes in medication within that timeframe.
- Neurological Conditions: A history of seizures, current use of anticonvulsants.
- Pregnancy: Currently pregnant, currently lactating, or up to 1-year post partum.
- Any history of renal impairment (serum creatinine \>1.2 x ULN)
- Any history of hepatic impairment (AST and/or ALT \>2 x ULN)
- Surgical History: Any history of previous pituitary surgery procedures
- Subjects who require 24-hour coverage with NSAIDs, e.g., arthritis, should not be included in the study.
- Any known hypersensitivity to TNX-1900
🔍 Extracted verbatim from the official NIH eligibility criteria. Always confirm with the study coordinator.
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- Yale University — New Haven, Connecticut
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.