Drugs in development · updated 11 November 2026
Oxytocin: clinical trials and development status
Other names and codes: TNX-1900
As of 11 November 2026 Oxytocin is in 25 active clinical trials (recruiting or ongoing, phases I–III) for 21 diseases. The most advanced phase is III.
Authorisation
- EU no (EMA)
- Italy not in the AIFA register
- Germany not available
- US no (FDA)
Sources: EMA, AIFA register (open data), FDA. For Germany only the EU centralised authorisation is shown: the national BfArM register is not one of our sources.
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What it is
A nonapeptide hormone released from the neurohypophysis (PITUITARY GLAND, POSTERIOR). It differs from VASOPRESSIN by two amino acids at residues 3 and 8. Oxytocin acts on SMOOTH MUSCLE CELLS, such as causing UTERINE CONTRACTIONS and MILK EJECTION.
Diseases studied
For each disease: the drug’s most advanced phase and active trials, with the reference trial on ClinicalTrials.gov.
| Disease | Most advanced phase | Active trials | Reference trial |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | II–III | 2 | NCT06248710 |
| Postpartum hemorrhage | III | 2 | NCT05245227 |
| Human-animal interaction | II–III | 1 | NCT06248710 |
| Central diabetes insipidus | II | 3 | NCT06808516 |
| Pain | II | 3 | NCT07730294 |
| Autism spectrum disorder | II | 2 | NCT05754073 |
| Postoperative pain | II | 2 | NCT07430228 |
| Acute pain | II | 1 | NCT07409753 |
| Binge eating disorder | II | 1 | NCT05664516 |
| Dementia | II | 1 | NCT06364228 |
| Diabetes insipidus | II | 1 | NCT06676774 |
| Hemorrhage | II | 1 | NCT06141447 |
| Hyperphagia | II | 1 | NCT05664516 |
| Intellectual disability | II | 1 | NCT05864508 |
| Pediatric Obesity | II | 1 | NCT04551482 |
| Post-traumatic stress disorder | II | 1 | NCT06194851 |
| Spondylocarpotarsal synostosis syndrome | II | 1 | NCT07551882 |
| Anxiety disorder | I | 1 | NCT04789148 |
| Hypopituitarism | I | 1 | NCT04789148 |
| Obstructive sleep apnea | I | 1 | NCT03860233 |
| Sleep apnea | I | 1 | NCT03860233 |
Sites in Europe
16 sites of the active trials in 5 European countries, 12 recruiting.
- France11
- Switzerland2
- Germany1
- Spain1
- Sweden1
Sites declared by the sponsors on ClinicalTrials.gov; region worked out by Phuturdex from the geographic point. The list of sites with city and recruitment status is in the app. See the sites →
Everything on Oxytocin
In Phuturdex you get every trial with sponsors, countries and dates, development events, FDA and EMA approvals, patents and exclusivities, orphan designations and safety alerts, with PDF and Excel export. Free until 31 March 2027.
Open in Phuturdex →Source: Phuturdex analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (U.S. National Library of Medicine), FDA and EMA data, updated 11 November 2026. Active trials = recruiting or ongoing, phases I–III. Diseases are those named by each trial (NLM MeSH terms). The estimated launch, when shown, refers to the United States and is a Phuturdex calculation described on the Method page, not official data: the drug may already be marketed in other countries.