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An Exploratory Study of the Effects of Mind-Body Interventions Targeting Sleep on Salivary Oxytocin Levels in Cancer Survivors.

Lipschitz DL, Kuhn R, Kinney AY, Grewen K, Donaldson GW, Nakamura Y

Integrative cancer therapies14 Apr 2015Cited by 31 (Europe PMC)

PMID25873295 (opens in a new tab)PMCIDPMC12044582 (opens in a new tab)DOI10.1177/1534735415580675 (opens in a new tab)PepBankPUB-25873295
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  1. 01HumanEndogenous levelRandomized controlled trialOther

    In cancer survivors with sleep disturbance, baseline-subtracted salivary oxytocin was significantly larger after mind-body bridging than after sleep hygiene education.

    In plain wordsIn cancer survivors with sleep problems, the body's own oxytocin in saliva rose more after mind-body bridging than after sleep hygiene education.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    IncreasePostintervention salivary oxytocin, mind-body bridging versus sleep hygiene education
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Sleep hygiene education
    Analysis
    Exploratory
    Outcome group
    Hormone levels · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Regarding intervention effects on sOT, baseline-subtracted sOT levels were significantly larger at postintervention in the MBB group as compared with those in SHE.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    we evaluated (a) the feasibility and reliability of salivary oxytocin (sOT) levels in cancer survivors and (b) the effects of 2 sleep-focused mind-body interventions, mind-body bridging (MBB) and mindfulness meditation (MM), compared with a sleep hygiene education (SHE) control, on changes in sOT le…

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

  2. 02HumanEndogenous levelObservational studyOther

    In cancer survivors with sleep disturbance, intra-individual salivary oxytocin levels were fairly stable across the 3 time points.

    In plain wordsIn cancer survivors with sleep problems, each person's own oxytocin level in saliva stayed fairly steady over about 3 months.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    No significant changeStability of salivary oxytocin over 3 time points
    Study

    n = 30

    Outcome group
    Hormone levels · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    we found that intra-individual sOT levels were fairly stable across the 3 time points, of about 3 months' duration
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    we evaluated (a) the feasibility and reliability of salivary oxytocin (sOT) levels in cancer survivors and (b) the effects of 2 sleep-focused mind-body interventions, mind-body bridging (MBB) and mindfulness meditation (MM), compared with a sleep hygiene education (SHE) control, on changes in sOT le…

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

  3. 03HumanEndogenous levelObservational studyOther

    In cancer survivors with sleep disturbance, mean baseline salivary oxytocin did not differ between females and males.

    In plain wordsIn cancer survivors with sleep problems, the body's own oxytocin in saliva was similar in women and men.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    No significant changeBaseline salivary oxytocin by sex
    Study

    n = 30

    Outcome group
    Hormone levels · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    mean baseline sOT levels did not differ between females and males
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    we evaluated (a) the feasibility and reliability of salivary oxytocin (sOT) levels in cancer survivors and (b) the effects of 2 sleep-focused mind-body interventions, mind-body bridging (MBB) and mindfulness meditation (MM), compared with a sleep hygiene education (SHE) control, on changes in sOT le…

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

  4. 04HumanEndogenous levelObservational studyOther

    In cancer survivors with sleep disturbance, mean baseline salivary oxytocin was not correlated with age.

    In plain wordsIn cancer survivors with sleep problems, the body's own oxytocin in saliva was not linked to age.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    No significant changeBaseline salivary oxytocin and age
    Study

    n = 30

    Outcome group
    Hormone levels · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    were not correlated with age.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    we evaluated (a) the feasibility and reliability of salivary oxytocin (sOT) levels in cancer survivors and (b) the effects of 2 sleep-focused mind-body interventions, mind-body bridging (MBB) and mindfulness meditation (MM), compared with a sleep hygiene education (SHE) control, on changes in sOT le…

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

  5. 05HumanEndogenous levelObservational studyOther

    In cancer survivors with sleep disturbance, baseline salivary oxytocin correlations with self-report measures were weak, negative for sleep problems and depression and positive for cancer-related quality of life and well-being.

    In plain wordsIn cancer survivors with sleep problems, the body's own oxytocin in saliva was weakly linked to fewer sleep problems and better well-being.

    Peptide
    Oxytocin
    Outcome
    MixedCorrelation of baseline salivary oxytocin with sleep, mood and well-being measures
    Study

    n = 30

    Outcome group
    Hormone levels · Endocrine and hormones

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Correlations between baseline sOT and self-report measures were weak; however, several of these relationships were in the predicted direction, in which sOT levels were negatively associated with sleep problems and depression and positively associated with cancer-related QOL and well-being.
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    we evaluated (a) the feasibility and reliability of salivary oxytocin (sOT) levels in cancer survivors and (b) the effects of 2 sleep-focused mind-body interventions, mind-body bridging (MBB) and mindfulness meditation (MM), compared with a sleep hygiene education (SHE) control, on changes in sOT le…

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

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    11 Oct 2026, 01:30 UTC

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    9 Oct 2026, 02:50 UTC

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