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Study · Measured the body's own peptide · 2012

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Massage increases oxytocin and reduces adrenocorticotropin hormone in humans.

Morhenn V, Beavin LE, Zak PJ

Alternative therapies in health and medicine1 Nov 2012Cited by 118 (Europe PMC)

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  1. 01HumanEndogenous levelRandomized controlled trialOther

    In adults, 15 minutes of upper-back massage increased the body's own oxytocin levels in blood compared with rest.

    In plain wordsIn adults, a 15-minute back massage raised the body's own oxytocin level in blood more than resting did.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    IncreaseOxytocin change after massage versus rest
    Study

    n = 95

    Comparator
    Rest control
    Outcome group
    Sex hormones and fertility · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Massage was associated with an increase in OT and reductions in ACTH, NO, and BE. Comparing the effects of massage for the massage group with those for the rest group, the research team found significant differences between groups for changes in OT, ACTH, NO, and BE.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    The intervention group included 65 participants and the control group 30 participants.InterventionFor the intervention (massage) group, the research team drew participants' blood and followed the blood draw with 15 minutes of moderate-pressure massage of the upper back. The control (rest) g…

    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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