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Evidence suggests Mindfulness maydecreaseChronic pain.
43 studies (33 claims)
Strong consensus
Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mindfulness | Decreases - has been shown to be beneficial | chronic pain | Human | — | Not specified | The effect of mindful attention training for pain modulation capacity: Exploring the mindfulness-pain link.cited 2× |
| Mindfulness | Decreases - proven responsive | chronic pain | Human | older adults | Not specified | Mindfulness, Stress, and Aging.cited 14× |
| mindfulness | Decreases - significantly predicted variance | chronic pain and anxiety | Human | Middle-aged adults ages 35-50 years (N=201) with self-reported chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) | Not specified | The relationship between chronic musculoskeletal pain, anxiety and mindfulness: Adjustments to the Fear-Avoidance Model of Chronic Pain.cited 23× |
| mindfulness | Decreases - demonstrated utility in treating | chronic pain conditions | Human | — | Not available | Psychological issues in the evaluation and treatment of tension-type headache.cited 11× |
| mindfulness | Decreases - may be promising | multiple types of chronic pain | Human | — | Not specified | Synthesizing the Strength of the Evidence of Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies for Pain.cited 19× |
| mindfulness | No effect - first-line treatments | psychiatric and chronic pain disorders | Human | — | Not specified | Managing Pain and Psychosocial Care in IBD: a Primer for the Practicing Gastroenterologist.cited 16× |
| Mindfulness | No effect - increasingly used alongside, or instead of CBT | treatment of chronic pain disorders and PVD | Human | women with PVD | Not mentioned | Psychological Treatments for Provoked Vestibulodynia: Integration of Mindfulness-Based and Cognitive Behavioral Therapies.cited 17× |
| combining OAT with Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement | Increases - provide evidence for the effectiveness | co-occurring chronic pain and opioid use disorder (OUD) management | Human | — | Not specified | The current state of knowledge on care for co-occurring chronic pain and opioid use disorder: A scoping review.cited 4× |
| Mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) | Decreases - has been demonstrated to be effective for reducing | chronic pain symptoms | Human | — | 6 sessions over 3 weeks (specific duration per session not mentioned). | Brief mindfulness-based therapy for chronic tension-type headache: a randomized controlled pilot study.cited 57× |
| mindfulness techniques | No effect - can be used to help | patients understand, accept, and cope with their chronic pain | Human | patients with chronic pain | Not specified | Using Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Mindfulness Techniques in the Management of Chronic Pain in Primary Care.cited 5× |
| mindfulness-based interventions | Decreases - produce therapeutic effects on | chronic pain syndromes | Human | — | Not specified | Positive psychological states in the arc from mindfulness to self-transcendence: extensions of the Mindfulness-to-Meaning Theory and applications to addiction and chronic pain treatment.cited 46× |
| virtual reality (VR)-based mindfulness applications | Increases - could improve | chronic pain management | Human | adults with chronic pain | Not specified | Virtual Reality-Based Mindfulness for Chronic Pain Management: A Scoping Review.cited 17× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction intervention | Decreases - A reduction in pain intensity and pain interference on some activities of daily living were observed | Chronic pain (pain intensity and pain interference) | Human | Long-COVID patients | 8-week Mindfulness program (2 hours per week in group format). | The impact of Mindfulness-based stress reduction on Covid-19 survivors. A randomized controlled trial. |
| mindfulness-based therapies | Decreases - produce reliably reductions in | a spectrum of chronic pain conditions | Human | — | Not specified | Neurophysiological Mechanisms Supporting Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief: an Updated Review.cited 38× |
| Mindfulness-, compassion-, and acceptance-based (i.e., "third wave") psychotherapies | Decreases - are effective for treating | chronic pain conditions | Human | patients | Around four days/week (frequency), with variable duration. | A Systematic Review of the Adherence to Home-Practice Meditation Exercises in Patients with Chronic Pain.cited 10× |
| mindfulness and motivational interviewing-oriented physical-psychological integrated intervention | Decreases - positive trends manifested | chronic pain | Human | community-dwelling spinal cord injury survivors | Video-guided exercise for daily practice and online group psychological (mindfulness and motivational interviewing-oriented) weekly sessions. | Effect of a Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing-Oriented Physical-Psychological Integrative Intervention for Community-Dwelling Spinal Cord Injury Survivors: A Mixed-Methods Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 5× |
| mindfulness training | No effect - testing the value of | chronic pain | Human | military veterans | Not available | Psychological Methods of Managing Surgical Pain. |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy | No effect | chronic pain | Human | patients with chronic pain | Not available | Effects of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Multicenter Study.cited 3× |
| combined use of VR and mindfulness | No effect - tends to focus on | chronic pain treatment | Human | — | Not available | Virtual Reality and Sex Therapy: Future Directions for Clinical Research.cited 13× |
| mindfulness interventions | No effect - demonstrated efficacy | chronic pain | Human | — | Not specified | Emerging behavioral treatments for migraine.cited 26× |
| mindfulness interventions | Decreases - improve outcomes | chronic pain | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness Interventions.cited 576× |
| mindfulness interventions | No effect - are helpful for | musculoskeletal and chronic pain disorders | Human | patients | Not specified | Mindfulness Interventions in Physical Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review.cited 26× |
| brief mindfulness | Decreases - prevent development of | postoperative chronic pain or opioid misuse | Human | patients | Not specified | Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Perioperative Pain Management and Opioid Risk Reduction Following Surgery: A Stepped Care Approach.cited 5× |
| 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-based stress reduction | Decreases - established treatments | chronic pain | Human | patients with chronic pain conditions | Not specified | Chronic Pain Psychology in Neurology Practice.cited 3× |
| 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× |
| 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× |
| Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), and mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | No effect - are effective | chronic pain and several mental health conditions | Human | — | Not available | Evaluation of Implementation Strategies for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR): a Systematic Review.cited 7× |
| CIH therapies, including yoga, tai chi, mindfulness meditation, hypnosis, self-massage, and acupressure | Increases - are significantly effective | managing chronic pain | Human | — | Not specified | Tele-Integrative Medicine to Support Rehabilitative Care.cited 10× |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) | Decreases - led to sustained decreases in | chronic pain | Human | past and present U.S. military personnel | Not specified | Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement for Veterans and Military Personnel on Long-Term Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 16× |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) | Decreases - demonstrated efficacy for reducing | chronic pain | Human | patients | Not specified | Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement: Implementing an evidence-based intervention for chronic pain, opioid use, and opioid addiction in clinical settings.cited 4× |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) | Decreases - targeted | downward spiral of chronic pain and prescription opioid misuse | Human | chronic pain patients | Not specified | Disrupting the downward spiral of chronic pain and opioid addiction with mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement: a review of clinical outcomes and neurocognitive targets.cited 14× |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement | Decreases - can disrupt | the risk chain linking chronic pain to prescription opioid misuse | Human | — | Not specified | Treating chronic pain: the need for non-opioid options.cited 18× |
| Mindfulness therapy | No effect - involves | cognitive factors related to chronic pain | Human | — | Not available | The Role of Mindfulness Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Pain. |
| brief self-help mindfulness intervention | No effect - assess the immediate effects | coping with chronic pain | Human | chronic pain patients | 15-minute mindfulness audios (frequency not specified). | Pilot study evaluating a brief mindfulness intervention for those with chronic pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.cited 7× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - produce improvements | chronic pain | Human | people with chronic low back pain | Eight individual sessions (weekly frequency implied). | Treatment mechanism and outcome decoupling effects in cognitive therapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction, and behavior therapy for chronic pain.cited 1× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - proven to be effective | chronic pain (CP) | Human | — | 2 hours of MBSR and 1 hour of supervised exercise per week. | Combined online interactive mindfulness and exercise programme (MOVE-Online) compared with a self-management guide for adults with chronic pain: protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility trial.cited 5× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - has benefits | chronic pain | Human | those with chronic pain | 10-minute audio-recorded mindfulness body scan, delivered twice across 24 hours. | Immediate effects of a brief mindfulness-based body scan on patients with chronic pain.cited 59× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - has displayed promise | chronic pain | Human | chronic pain patients | Not specified | Comparative evaluation of group-based mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive behavioral therapy for the treatment and management of chronic pain disorders: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis with indirect comparisons.cited 10× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - proven to reduce | chronic pain | Human | — | Not mentioned | Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for Chronic Pain Management in the Community Pharmacy Setting: A Cross-Sectional Survey of the General Public's Knowledge and Perceptions.cited 2× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - demonstrated efficacy in reducing | chronic pain-related distress | Human | various conditions | Not specified | Developing an observing attitude: an analysis of meditation diaries in an MBSR clinical trial.cited 53× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | No effect - support the use of | chronic pain syndromes | Human | patients with one or more of these chronic pain syndromes | Not specified | Integrative Health Strategies to Manage Chronic Pain.cited 3× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - demonstrated effectiveness for improving | outcomes in chronic pain | Human | adults with chronic pain | Not specified | Barriers and Facilitators of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies for Chronic Pain in Adults: A Systematic Review.cited 10× |