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Trial reportMolecular pain

Oxytocin and positive couple interaction affect the perception of wound pain in everyday life.

Ann-Christin Pfeifer, Paul Schroeder-Pfeifer, Ekaterina Schneider, Maren Schick, Markus Heinrichs, Guy Bodenmann, Ulrike Ehlert, Sabine C Herpertz, Severin Läuchli, Monika Eckstein and 1 more

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Molecular pain. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Psychoneuroendocrine Associations with Momentary Pelvic Pain in Endometriosis.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026
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  3. How does oxytocin modulate human behavior?Molecular psychiatry · 2025
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  4. Migraine in men.The journal of headache and pain · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Ann-Christin PfeiferDepartment of Orthopedics, Trauma Surgery and Paraplegiology, University Hospital Heidelberg, Germany.
Paul Schroeder-PfeiferInstitute of Psychosocial Prevention, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Ekaterina SchneiderInstitute of Medical Psychology, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Maren SchickInstitute of Medical Psychology, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Markus HeinrichsDifferential and Biological Psychology, Institute of Psychology, Freiburg University, Freiburg, Germany.
Guy BodenmannFamily Psychology, Institute of Psychology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Ulrike EhlertClinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Sabine C HerpertzDepartment of General Psychiatry, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
Severin LäuchliDermatological Clinic, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.
Monika EcksteinInstitute of Medical Psychology, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-1846-4992
Beate DitzenInstitute of Medical Psychology, Center for Psychosocial Medicine, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

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Indexed as

Interpersonal RelationsPain PerceptionSpousesAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedOxytocinPainPain MeasurementSex FactorsSocial BehaviorWound HealingWounds and InjuriesYoung AdultOxytocincouplesecological momentary assessmentoxytocinpartner appraisal taskSuction blister wounds

Identifiers

PMID32308117
PMCPMC7171986

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