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Influence of a "warm touch" support enhancement intervention among married couples on ambulatory blood pressure, oxytocin, alpha amylase, and cortisol.

Holt-Lunstad J, Birmingham WA, Light KC

Psychosomatic medicine8 Oct 2008Cited by 233 (Europe PMC)

PMID18842740 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1097/psy.0b013e318187aef7 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-18842740
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Summary

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Results from this study2

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Natural levels measured2

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  1. 01HumanEndogenous levelRandomized controlled trialOther

    In healthy married couples, salivary oxytocin was higher early in the warm touch intervention than in controls.

    In plain wordsIn married couples, the body's own oxytocin in saliva was higher early in a warm touch program than in the control group.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    IncreaseSalivary oxytocin early in the warm touch intervention
    Study

    n = 68

    Comparator
    Behavior monitoring control group
    Outcome group
    Sex hormones and fertility · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Salivary oxytocin was enhanced both early and late in the intervention group and alpha amylase was reduced at post treatment in intervention group husbands and wives relative to controls.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    34 healthy married couples (n = 68), aged 20 to 39 years (mean = 25.2 years)

    This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

  2. 02HumanEndogenous levelRandomized controlled trialOther

    In healthy married couples, salivary oxytocin was higher late in the warm touch intervention than in controls.

    In plain wordsIn married couples, the body's own oxytocin in saliva was higher late in a warm touch program than in the control group.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    IncreaseSalivary oxytocin late in the warm touch intervention
    Study

    n = 68

    Comparator
    Behavior monitoring control group
    Outcome group
    Sex hormones and fertility · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Salivary oxytocin was enhanced both early and late in the intervention group and alpha amylase was reduced at post treatment in intervention group husbands and wives relative to controls.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    34 healthy married couples (n = 68), aged 20 to 39 years (mean = 25.2 years)

    This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.

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  1. Version 2Current

    11 Oct 2026, 01:30 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 02:50 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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