Oxytocin's Pain-Fighting power measured in small trial

NCT ID NCT05929339

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at how oxytocin, a natural brain hormone, might reduce pain from heat. 25 healthy adults and people with chronic pain rated their pain during skin heating before, during, and after receiving oxytocin through an IV. The goal was to create a model of how oxytocin works in the body to relieve pain.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Acute Pain Chronic Pain chronic pain syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Wake Forest Baptist Health

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States