Love hormone may speed up hip replacement recovery
NCT ID NCT07430228
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study tests whether a single intravenous dose of oxytocin, given during hip replacement surgery, can help people recover faster. Researchers will track daily steps for 56 days in 80 adults aged 18–75. If successful, oxytocin could become a simple way to boost mobility after surgery.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- oxytocin (Pitocin)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, safe way to help people walk more and recover faster after hip replacement surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 80 participants, so results may not apply widely. The benefit may be small or not exist at all.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female \> 18 and ≤75 years of age * Scheduled for unilateral, primary total hip arthroplasty surgery * Generally in good health as determined by the Principal Investigator based on prior medical history, and as assessed to be American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status 1, 2, or 3 * Willing to perform the study procedures * Able to read and write English and have a stable residence. Exclusion Criteria: * Hypersensitivity to any ingredient in Pitocin® (marketed preparation of oxytocin for parenteral injection) * Latex allergy * Any disease, diagnosis, or condition (medical or surgical) that, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator, would place the participant at increased risk (e.g., active gynecologic disease in which increased tone would be detrimental such as uterine fibroids with ongoing bleeding) * Women who are pregnant, are currently nursing or lactating, or have been pregnant within 2 years * Current or history of ventricular tachycardia, atrial fibrillation or prolonged QT interval. * Past or current history of hyponatremia or at risk for hyponatremia; anyone taking thiazide diuretics, loop diuretics, combination diuretics, lithium, carbamazepine, enalapril, ramipril, celecoxib, temazepam, gliclazide, glimepiride, glibenclamide, glipizide, omeprazole, pantoprazole, desmopressin, Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI's), Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), or the recreational drug ecstasy. * Inability to complete questionnaires * Litigation or workers compensation related to their joint surgery * Taking \> 100 mg morphine equivalents/day * Suffering from a psychotic disorder or a recent psychiatric hospitalization
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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