Study on well-being and hormonal changes through intergenerational interaction in older women

Observational study on oxytocin level variation and well-being effects induced by social interactions in community-dwelling older women - Ox-Well Study (Oxytocin and Well-being in Older Women)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000058936

Enrollment

Registered

2025-08-30

Start date

2024-11-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Psychological well-being in older adults

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) women aged 60 years or older, and (2) ability to participate in an intergenerational exchange event with kindergarten children as scheduled.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) presence of salivary or pituitary-related disorders, (2) inability to provide saliva samples or complete questionnaires, and (3) inability to leave home for health-related reasons.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in salivary oxytocin concentration before and after social interaction (direct or remote) with children.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Change in subjective well-being measured by the Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI). Change in subjective happiness assessed by numerical rating scale (NRS). Change in salivary cortisol concentration. Change in autonomic nervous activity (LF/HF ratio measured by rPPG).	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public Contactshujiro sakata

Okayama University Hospital Obstetrics and Gynecology

pg7d7v2v@okayama-u.ac.jp0862357320

Outcome results