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Evidence suggests Meditation maydecreaseChronic pain.
7 studies (8 claims)
Emerging evidence
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| meditation training | Decreases - limited evidence for the potential efficacy | chronic pain | Human | patients with chronic pain | Not specified | Neuromodulatory treatments for chronic pain: efficacy and mechanisms.cited 111× |
| meditation | Decreases - is beneficial for | chronic pain | Human | — | Not specified | Global Meditation Practices: A Literature Review.cited 2× |
| meditation | Decreases - may be efficacious in reducing | chronic pain and/or the need for analgesics | Human | patients with chronic pain | Not specified | New Concepts of Chronic Pain and the Potential Role of Complementary Therapies.cited 6× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - may be efficacious in reducing | chronic pain and/or the need for analgesics | Human | patients with chronic pain | Not specified | New Concepts of Chronic Pain and the Potential Role of Complementary Therapies.cited 6× |
| loving-kindness meditation | Decreases - was effective in treating | chronic pain | Human | — | Not specified | Compassion and Loving-Kindness Meditation: An Overview and Prospects for the Application in Clinical Samples.cited 30× |
| loving-kindness meditation | Decreases - may be effective in treating | chronic pain | Human | — | Not specified | Compassion and Loving-Kindness Meditation: An Overview and Prospects for the Application in Clinical Samples.cited 30× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - reviewed efficacious applications | chronic pain | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation and Psychopathology.cited 169× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - integrated into chronic pain management | chronic pain | Human | patients with chronic pain conditions | Not specified | Chronic Pain Psychology in Neurology Practice.cited 3× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | No effect - will provide an empirical basis for enhancing and streamlining | psychosocial chronic pain interventions | Human | 300 individuals with chronic pain (with low back pain as a primary or secondary condition) | Eight, 1.5-hour telehealth group sessions. | A randomized trial to examine the mechanisms of cognitive, behavioral and mindfulness-based psychosocial treatments for chronic pain: Study protocol.cited 11× |