Pilot study of Qigong/Tai Chi Easy acute effects of meditative movement, breath focus and "flow" on blood pressure, mood and oxytocin in older adults.

Larkey LK, James T, Han S, James DL

Complementary therapies in medicine7 Jan 2023Cited by 4 (Europe PMC)

PMID36626941DOI10.1016/j.ctim.2023.102918PepBankPUB-36626941

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01HumanEndogenous levelNon-randomized trialOther
In older adults with hypertension, the body's own baseline oxytocin level was positively correlated with baseline loneliness.
In plain wordsIn older adults with high blood pressure, higher natural oxytocin levels were linked to more loneliness at baseline.
Peptide
Oxytocin
Outcome
Not applicableBaseline salivary oxytocin and baseline loneliness
Study
n = 14
Outcome group
Endogenous peptide levels · Endocrine and hormones
Source sentences
Summary
Baseline oxytocin was positively correlated with baseline loneliness (N = 14, r = .599)
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Summary · context
In a single-arm pre-post design pilot study, 21 older adults (age 55-80) with mild-moderate hypertension practiced a single session (50-min) TCE.
This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.
Report a problemFND-3662694102
02HumanEndogenous levelNon-randomized trialOther
In older adults with hypertension, pre/post changes in the body's own oxytocin level were negatively correlated with baseline loneliness.
In plain wordsIn older adults with high blood pressure, natural oxytocin rose in less lonely people and fell in lonelier people after the session.
Peptide
Oxytocin
Outcome
Not applicablePre/post oxytocin change and baseline loneliness
Study
n = 14
Outcome group
Endogenous peptide levels · Endocrine and hormones
Source sentences
Summary
pre/post oxytocin changes were negatively correlated with baseline loneliness (N = 14, r = -.585).
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Summary · context
In a single-arm pre-post design pilot study, 21 older adults (age 55-80) with mild-moderate hypertension practiced a single session (50-min) TCE.
This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.
Report a problemFND-3662694103
03HumanEndogenous levelNon-randomized trialOther
In older adults with hypertension, no mean change in the body's own salivary oxytocin was found after a single Tai Chi Easy session.
In plain wordsIn older adults with high blood pressure, one Tai Chi Easy session did not change the body's own oxytocin level on average.
Peptide
Oxytocin
Outcome
No significant changeMean change in salivary oxytocin after one Tai Chi Easy session
Study
n: not reported in source
Outcome group
Endogenous peptide levels · Endocrine and hormones
Source sentences
Summary
With different responses based on baseline loneliness scores, no mean change in oxytocin levels was found.
1 context sentence(design, population, supporting numbers)
Summary · context
In a single-arm pre-post design pilot study, 21 older adults (age 55-80) with mild-moderate hypertension practiced a single session (50-min) TCE.
This result measures the body's own Oxytocin. Nobody was given the peptide. It is not evidence about taking it.
Report a problemFND-3662694101

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Registered trials1

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1 trial · 1 completed · source ClinicalTrials.gov (opens in a new tab)

CompletedNot applicableNCT05621694

Exploring Oxytocin Response to Meditative Movement

Arizona State Universityn = 2130 Sept 2017 to 31 Jan 2022

Hypertension

Trial page ClinicalTrials.govUpdated 11 Sept 2023

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Version 2Current
11 Oct 2026, 00:50 UTC
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9 Oct 2026, 02:48 UTC
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