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282 studies (473 claims)
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Study Claims
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Type | Population | Dosage | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| acceptance and mindfulness-based therapies | Decreases - reduced relationships | pain intensity and persistence in a painful task | Human | — | Not available | Decoupling as a mechanism of change in mindfulness and acceptance: a literature review.cited 41× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Decreases - positive impact | pain | Human | subjects and parents | 8-week MBSR program (specific session frequency not detailed). | Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Adolescents with Functional Somatic Syndromes: A Pilot Cohort Study.cited 38× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program | Increases - significant improvements were observed | pain acceptance | Human | individuals with chronic pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-based stress reduction for chronic pain: Enhancing psychological well-being without altering attentional biases towards pain faces.cited 1× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program | Decreases - demonstrated statistically significant improvements | pain intensity | Human | patients with chronic pain | 8-week MBSR program (specific dosage not detailed). | Comparing the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction and multidisciplinary intervention programs for chronic pain: a randomized comparative trial.cited 62× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) program | Decreases - demonstrated statistically significant improvements | pain-related distress | Human | patients with chronic pain | 8-week MBSR program (specific dosage not detailed). | Comparing the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction and multidisciplinary intervention programs for chronic pain: a randomized comparative trial.cited 62× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Decreases - significantly greater reductions | pain intensity (worst pain in the last 24 hours) | Human | Chronic pain patients | 8-week MBSR program (2 hours per week in group format), administered twice (1-2 months and 7-8 months after enrollment). | Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Patients With Chronic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Decreases - significantly greater reductions | pain intensity (pain right now) | Human | Chronic pain patients | 8-week MBSR program (2 hours per week in group format), administered twice (1-2 months and 7-8 months after enrollment). | Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Patients With Chronic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Decreases - significantly greater reductions | pain intensity (worst pain in the last 24 hours) | Human | Chronic pain patients | 8-week MBSR program (2 hours per week in group format), administered twice (1-2 months and 7-8 months after enrollment). | Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Patients With Chronic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Decreases - significantly greater reductions | pain intensity (pain on average) | Human | Chronic pain patients | 8-week MBSR program (2 hours per week in group format), administered twice (1-2 months and 7-8 months after enrollment). | Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Patients With Chronic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Decreases - significantly greater reductions | pain intensity (pain right now) | Human | Chronic pain patients | 8-week MBSR program (2 hours per week in group format), administered twice (1-2 months and 7-8 months after enrollment). | Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Patients With Chronic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Decreases - significantly greater reductions | pain interference (interference with mood) | Human | Chronic pain patients | 8-week MBSR program (2 hours per week in group format), administered twice (1-2 months and 7-8 months after enrollment). | Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Patients With Chronic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Decreases - significantly greater reductions | pain interference (interference with normal work) | Human | Chronic pain patients | 8-week MBSR program (2 hours per week in group format), administered twice (1-2 months and 7-8 months after enrollment). | Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Patients With Chronic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Decreases - significantly greater reductions | pain interference (interference with relationship with other people) | Human | Chronic pain patients | 8-week MBSR program (2 hours per week in group format), administered twice (1-2 months and 7-8 months after enrollment). | Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Patients With Chronic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Decreases - significantly greater reductions | pain interference (interference with mood) | Human | Chronic pain patients | 8-week MBSR program (2 hours per week in group format), administered twice (1-2 months and 7-8 months after enrollment). | Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Patients With Chronic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Decreases - significantly greater reductions | pain interference (interference with sleep) | Human | Chronic pain patients | 8-week MBSR program (2 hours per week in group format), administered twice (1-2 months and 7-8 months after enrollment). | Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Patients With Chronic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial. |
| mindfulness meditation interventions | Decreases - is associated with a small decrease | pain | Human | adults with chronic pain | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.cited 497× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - improves | pain | Human | adults with chronic pain | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.cited 497× |
| physical therapist-led mindfulness-based interventions integrated with evidence-based physical therapy (I-EPT) | Affects - has not been elucidated | the impact to manage patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain and long-term opioid treatment | Human | patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain and long-term opioid treatment | Not specified | PT-IN-MIND: study protocol for a multisite randomised feasibility trial investigating physical therapy with integrated mindfulness (PT-IN-MIND) for patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain and long-term opioid treatment who attend outpatient physical therapy. |
| preoperative mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) training | Decreases - significantly lower | mean Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-Pain Interference (PROMIS-PI) | Human | intervention group participants in lumbar spine surgery for degenerative disease | Not specified | The Impact of Preoperative Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Postoperative Outcomes in Lumbar Spine Degenerative Disease: 3-Month and 12-Month Results of a Pilot Study.cited 16× |
| preoperative mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) training | Decreases - may have pain control benefits | pain control | Human | patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery | Not specified | The Impact of Preoperative Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Postoperative Outcomes in Lumbar Spine Degenerative Disease: 3-Month and 12-Month Results of a Pilot Study.cited 16× |
| Langerian mindfulness | No effect - may mitigate | pain modulation reduction | Human | chronic pain patients | Not specified | The effect of mindful attention training for pain modulation capacity: Exploring the mindfulness-pain link.cited 2× |
| 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× |
| a short mindful attention training based on Langerian mindfulness | No effect - mitigates reductions | pain modulation | Human | — | Not specified | The effect of mindful attention training for pain modulation capacity: Exploring the mindfulness-pain link.cited 2× |
| mindfulness | No effect - exert influences | attentional bias to pain | Human | Undergraduate psychology students under conditions of high threat | Single, brief session (body scanning) | A comparison of the effect of mindfulness and relaxation on responses to acute experimental pain.cited 16× |
| mindfulness | No effect - no differences | pain | Human | Undergraduate psychology students in either threat group | Single, brief session (body scanning) | A comparison of the effect of mindfulness and relaxation on responses to acute experimental pain.cited 16× |
| 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 | Increases - has beneficial effects | experiences of pain | Human | — | 10-minute intervention | Brief relaxation training is not sufficient to alter tolerance to experimental pain in novices.cited 6× |
| mindfulness | Decreases - might be effective in relieving | labour pain intensity | Human | women | Not specified | Effectiveness of mind-body interventions in labour pain management during normal delivery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. |
| mindfulness | Decreases - exhibited significant positive effects in terms of relieving | labour pain intensity | Human | women | Not specified | Effectiveness of mind-body interventions in labour pain management during normal delivery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. |
| mindfulness | No effect - delineates the multiple, unique brain mechanisms supporting | mindfulness-based pain relief | Human | — | Not available | Employing pain and mindfulness to understand consciousness: a symbiotic relationship.cited 15× |
| mindfulness | Increases - uniquely improves | the affective dimension of pain | Human | — | Not available | Employing pain and mindfulness to understand consciousness: a symbiotic relationship.cited 15× |
| mindfulness | No effect - is as effective for | most pain- and sexuality-related endpoints | Human | participants with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) | Not specified | A Comparison of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Provoked Vestibulodynia in a Hospital Clinic Setting.cited 52× |
| Mindfulness | Decreases - is a promising approach to improving | self-reported pain from vaginal penetration | Human | — | Not specified | A Comparison of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Provoked Vestibulodynia in a Hospital Clinic Setting.cited 52× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Increases - both groups led to similar significant improvements | pain acceptance | Human | participants with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) | Not specified | A Comparison of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Provoked Vestibulodynia in a Hospital Clinic Setting.cited 52× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - both groups led to similar significant improvements | pain catastrophizing | Human | participants with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) | Not specified | A Comparison of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Provoked Vestibulodynia in a Hospital Clinic Setting.cited 52× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - both groups led to similar significant improvements | pain hypervigilance | Human | participants with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) | Not specified | A Comparison of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Provoked Vestibulodynia in a Hospital Clinic Setting.cited 52× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - both groups led to similar significant improvements | pain ratings with a vulvalgesiometer | Human | participants with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) | Not specified | A Comparison of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Provoked Vestibulodynia in a Hospital Clinic Setting.cited 52× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - improvements with MBCT were greater than those with CBT | self-reported pain during vaginal penetration | Human | participants with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) | Not specified | A Comparison of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Provoked Vestibulodynia in a Hospital Clinic Setting.cited 52× |
| mindfulness-based approaches | Increases - may be as effective for improving | pain intensity | Human | general chronic pain populations | Not specified | A Comparison of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Provoked Vestibulodynia in a Hospital Clinic Setting.cited 52× |
| 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 techniques | Decreases - statistically significant positive effects | some types of pain | Human | — | Not specified | Synthesizing the Strength of the Evidence of Complementary and Integrative Health Therapies for Pain.cited 19× |
| mindfulness | No effect - no strong evidence that the effects were any different between groups | need for pharmacological pain relief | Human | women | Not available | Relaxation techniques for pain management in labour.cited 93× |
| mindfulness | Increases - supports a significant improvement | non-sensory dimensions of pain | Human | adult patients with chronic non-cancer pain | Not specified | Enhancing Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Management: A Systematic Review of Mindfulness Therapies and Guided Imagery Interventions.cited 2× |
| mindfulness techniques | Decreases - resulted in a significant reduction | pain intensity | Human | adult patients with chronic non-cancer pain | Not specified | Enhancing Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Management: A Systematic Review of Mindfulness Therapies and Guided Imagery Interventions.cited 2× |
| mindfulness | No effect - no advantage observed for | pain | Human | adults with fibromyalgia | Not specified | Mind and body therapy for fibromyalgia.cited 82× |
| mindfulness | Decreases - lowers | pain | Human | — | Not specified | Neurophysiological Mechanisms Supporting Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief: an Updated Review.cited 38× |
| 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-based approaches | Decreases - produce long-lasting improvements in | pain-related symptomology | Human | — | Not specified | Neurophysiological Mechanisms Supporting Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief: an Updated Review.cited 38× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - reliably reduces | experimentally induced and clinical pain | Human | — | Not specified | Neurophysiological Mechanisms Supporting Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief: an Updated Review.cited 38× |
| mindfulness | No effect - not | pain | Human | chronic pain patients with comorbid opioid use disorder | Not specified | Systematic review on the clinical management of chronic pain and comorbid opioid use disorder.cited 8× |
| mindfulness | Decreases - analgesic and opioid sparing effects | pain and opioid use | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Perioperative Pain Management and Opioid Risk Reduction Following Surgery: A Stepped Care Approach.cited 5× |
| 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× |
| brief mindfulness | Decreases - to treat | preoperative pain and anxiety | Human | patients | Not specified | Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Perioperative Pain Management and Opioid Risk Reduction Following Surgery: A Stepped Care Approach.cited 5× |
| more extensive mindfulness-based interventions | Decreases - provided to | high pain levels or prolonged opioid use after surgery | Human | patients who continue to experience | Not specified | Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Perioperative Pain Management and Opioid Risk Reduction Following Surgery: A Stepped Care Approach.cited 5× |
| mindfulness | Decreases - supports | pain control | Human | patients with inflammatory arthritis | Not specified | Nonpharmacologic Pain Management in Inflammatory Arthritis.cited 4× |
| mindfulness | Decreases - significant improvement in pain intensity | pain intensity | Human | patients with MS | Not specified | Effectiveness of non-pharmacological rehabilitation interventions in pain management in patients with multiple sclerosis: Systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 12× |
| mindfulness | No effect - was not superior to shams for reducing | pain intensity | Human | 169 adults with chronic or recurrent pain | Single 20-minute online session | Placebo effects contribute to brief online mindfulness interventions for chronic pain: results from an online randomized sham-controlled trial.cited 4× |
| mindfulness | No effect - was not superior to shams for reducing | pain unpleasantness | Human | 169 adults with chronic or recurrent pain | Single 20-minute online session | Placebo effects contribute to brief online mindfulness interventions for chronic pain: results from an online randomized sham-controlled trial.cited 4× |
| mindfulness | Decreases - reduced | pain unpleasantness | Human | 169 adults with chronic or recurrent pain | Single 20-minute online session | Placebo effects contribute to brief online mindfulness interventions for chronic pain: results from an online randomized sham-controlled trial.cited 4× |
| general sham mindfulness | Decreases - reduced | pain unpleasantness | Human | 169 adults with chronic or recurrent pain | Single 20-minute online session | Placebo effects contribute to brief online mindfulness interventions for chronic pain: results from an online randomized sham-controlled trial.cited 4× |
| specific sham mindfulness | Decreases - reduced | pain unpleasantness | Human | 169 adults with chronic or recurrent pain | Single 20-minute online session | Placebo effects contribute to brief online mindfulness interventions for chronic pain: results from an online randomized sham-controlled trial.cited 4× |
| mindfulness | Increases - useful for | pain management | Human | patients with multiple sclerosis | Not specified | Psychological well-being in people with multiple sclerosis: a descriptive review of the effects obtained with mindfulness interventions.cited 12× |
| mindfulness | Decreases - show potential efficacy | post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) | Human | breast cancer patients | Not specified | Updates on the preventions and management of post-mastectomy pain syndrome beyond medical treatment: a comprehensive narrative review.cited 2× |
| 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× |
| mindfulness | No effect - have been applied to | varied pain conditions | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness and headache: A "new" old treatment, with new findings.cited 44× |
| mindfulness-based group intervention | Decreases - reduced the required sample size per group | required sample size for pain | Human | patients with inflammatory arthritis | Not specified. | Two to five repeated measurements per patient reduced the required sample size considerably in a randomized clinical trial for patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases.cited 3× |
| 8-week mind-body group program modeled on Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - decreased | long-term pain | Human | 282 older adults with chronic low back pain | 8-week group program modeled on MBSR (specific frequency not detailed). | Not Just Mind Over Matter: Reviewing With Patients How Mindfulness Relieves Chronic Low Back Pain.cited 6× |
| Cognitive behavior therapy and mindfulness techniques | Increases - appear to be effective | chronic low back pain | Human | — | Not specified | Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Nonpharmacologic, Noninvasive Treatments.cited 54× |
| brief mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy (MBCBT) | No effect - were mediated by changes in | pain catastrophizing | Human | patients undergoing TKA | Four 60-minute sessions delivered in person and via telephone. | Brief Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is Associated with Faster Recovery in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Pilot Clinical Trial.cited 10× |
| brief mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy (MBCBT) | Decreases - had lower | pain interference | Human | patients undergoing TKA | Four 60-minute sessions delivered in person and via telephone. | Brief Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is Associated with Faster Recovery in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Pilot Clinical Trial.cited 10× |
| brief mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy (MBCBT) | Decreases - had similar reductions in | pain interference | Human | patients undergoing TKA | Four 60-minute sessions delivered in person and via telephone. | Brief Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is Associated with Faster Recovery in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Pilot Clinical Trial.cited 10× |
| brief mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy (MBCBT) | Decreases - had lower | pain severity | Human | patients undergoing TKA | Four 60-minute sessions delivered in person and via telephone. | Brief Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is Associated with Faster Recovery in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Pilot Clinical Trial.cited 10× |
| brief mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy (MBCBT) | Decreases - had similar reductions in | pain severity | Human | patients undergoing TKA | Four 60-minute sessions delivered in person and via telephone. | Brief Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is Associated with Faster Recovery in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Pilot Clinical Trial.cited 10× |
| preoperative mindfulness-based interventions | Decreases - demonstrated significant difference | postoperative pain 2-3 days | Human | patients scheduled for elective surgery | Not specified | Effects of mindfulness-based preoperative intervention for patients undergoing elective surgery: A meta-analysis.cited 1× |
| preoperative mindfulness-based interventions | Decreases - demonstrated significant difference | postoperative pain at 14 days | Human | patients scheduled for elective surgery | Not specified | Effects of mindfulness-based preoperative intervention for patients undergoing elective surgery: A meta-analysis.cited 1× |
| preoperative mindfulness-based interventions | Decreases - demonstrated significant difference | postoperative pain at 28 days | Human | patients scheduled for elective surgery | Not specified | Effects of mindfulness-based preoperative intervention for patients undergoing elective surgery: A meta-analysis.cited 1× |
| preoperative mindfulness-based interventions | Decreases - demonstrated significant difference | postoperative pain immediately | Human | patients scheduled for elective surgery | Not specified | Effects of mindfulness-based preoperative intervention for patients undergoing elective surgery: A meta-analysis.cited 1× |
| 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× |
| community-based multicomponent rehabilitation programme comprising an acceptance-based and mindfulness-based group intervention, the Vitality Training Programme (VTP), followed by tailored physical activity counselling | No effect - investigate the effects of | self-reported pain | Human | People with fibromyalgia (FM) | 10 weekly 4-hour group sessions plus a booster session after 6 months. | Effects of a community-based multicomponent rehabilitation programme for patients with fibromyalgia: protocol for a randomised controlled trial.cited 9× |
| 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Decreases - medium size effect sizes were found | affective pain perception (pain perception scale) | Human | patients with chronic low back pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as Treatment for Chronic Back Pain - an Observational Study with Assessment of Thalamocortical Dysrhythmia.cited 15× |
| 8-week mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program | Decreases - improved | pain severity measurements | Human | patients with chronic low back pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) as Treatment for Chronic Back Pain - an Observational Study with Assessment of Thalamocortical Dysrhythmia.cited 15× |
| 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-based therapy (MBT) | No effect - did not detect significant between-group differences | pain | Human | adults with moderate-to-severe chronic low back pain (CLBP) treated with opioids | 8 weekly therapist-led group sessions plus at-home practice. | Mindfulness vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain Treated With Opioids: A Randomized Clinical Trial. |
| mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) | Decreases - indicated a small to moderate positive effect in reducing | pain | Human | patients with somatization disorders | Not specified | Mindfulness-based therapies in the treatment of somatization disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 144× |
| mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) | Decreases - efficacy was most consistent for | pain | Human | patients with irritable bowel syndrome | Not specified | Mindfulness-based therapies in the treatment of somatization disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 144× |
| mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) | No effect - effects on pain were in the expected direction, but were not statistically significant | pain | Human | patients with breast cancer | Not specified | Effects of mindfulness-based therapy for patients with breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 82× |
| Mindfulness-based (MBT) therapy | Increases - can be effective | pain coping | Human | patients with chronic low back pain | Eight weekly therapist-led, two-hour group sessions, plus home practice (≥30 min/day, 6 days/week). | Mindfulness-based therapy compared to cognitive behavioral therapy for opioid-treated chronic low back pain: Protocol for a pragmatic randomized controlled trial.cited 12× |
| Psychological treatments including cognitive behavioural therapy and mindfulness | Decreases - improved | pain | Human | people with fibromyalgia aged >16 years | Not available | Efficacy of nonpharmacological interventions for individual features of fibromyalgia: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.cited 51× |
| mindfulness-based Baduanjin exercise | Decreases - significant benefit in favour of Baduanjin at alleviating | musculoskeletal pain | Human | individuals with musculoskeletal pain or insomnia | Not specified | A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Mindfulness-Based (Baduanjin) Exercise for Alleviating Musculoskeletal Pain and Improving Sleep Quality in People with Chronic Diseases.cited 103× |
| mindfulness-based Baduanjin exercise | Decreases - effective for alleviating | musculoskeletal pain | Human | people with chronic illness | Not specified | A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Mindfulness-Based (Baduanjin) Exercise for Alleviating Musculoskeletal Pain and Improving Sleep Quality in People with Chronic Diseases.cited 103× |
| Web-based mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Increases - reported positive effects | pain acceptance | Human | people with physical health conditions | Not specified | Web-Based Mindfulness Interventions for People With Physical Health Conditions: Systematic Review.cited 65× |
| app-based relaxation exercises, including audio-based autogenic training, mindfulness meditation, or guided imagery | No effect - no statistically significant difference | mean neck pain intensity during the first 3 months | Human | Smartphone owners aged 18 to 65 years with chronic (>12 weeks) neck pain and the previous week's average neck pain intensity ≥4 on the Numeric Rating Scale | Not specified | App-Based Relaxation Exercises for Patients With Chronic Neck Pain: Pragmatic Randomized Trial.cited 13× |
| online mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-M) combined with standard psychiatric care | Decreases - significant between-group differences were found | Brief Pain Inventory score | Human | youth (18-30 years old) diagnosed with major depressive disorder | Not specified (online CBT-M program combined with navigation coaching via phone and secure text messaging). | Online Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention for Youth With Major Depressive Disorders: Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 23× |
| mindfulness-based interoceptive exposure task (MIET) | Increases - was sufficient to change | acute pain experience | Human | — | Single brief session (specific duration not detailed). | The relative efficacy of mindfulness versus distraction: The moderating role of attentional bias.cited 11× |
| mindfulness-based interoceptive exposure task (MIET) | Increases - reported a significantly higher | pain threshold | Human | Participants | Single brief session (specific duration not detailed). | The relative efficacy of mindfulness versus distraction: The moderating role of attentional bias.cited 11× |
| mindfulness-based interoceptive exposure task (MIET) | Increases - demonstrated the efficacy of | pain tolerance | Human | — | Single brief session (specific duration not detailed). | The relative efficacy of mindfulness versus distraction: The moderating role of attentional bias.cited 11× |
| Acting with Mindfulness for Pain (AMP) protocol | No effect - will explore within and between group change | pain acceptance | Human | Veterans with chronic pain | Not specified | An integrated mindfulness meditation and acceptance and commitment therapy intervention for chronic pain: Rationale, design, and methodology of a pilot randomized controlled trial of Acting with Mindfulness for Pain (AMP).cited 2× |
| Acting with Mindfulness for Pain (AMP) protocol | No effect - will explore within and between group change | pain catastrophizing | Human | Veterans with chronic pain | Not specified | An integrated mindfulness meditation and acceptance and commitment therapy intervention for chronic pain: Rationale, design, and methodology of a pilot randomized controlled trial of Acting with Mindfulness for Pain (AMP).cited 2× |
| Acting with Mindfulness for Pain (AMP) protocol | No effect - will explore within and between group change | pain interference | Human | Veterans with chronic pain | Not specified | An integrated mindfulness meditation and acceptance and commitment therapy intervention for chronic pain: Rationale, design, and methodology of a pilot randomized controlled trial of Acting with Mindfulness for Pain (AMP).cited 2× |
| online mindfulness-based group sex therapy | Decreases - showed significant improvements | vaginal pain | Human | breast cancer survivors | 8 weekly 2-hour online group sessions, with daily mindfulness exercises for the mindfulness group | A randomized comparison of online mindfulness-based group sex therapy vs supportive group sex education to address sexual dysfunction in breast cancer survivors.cited 4× |
| mindfulness-based sex therapy | Decreases - effective for improving | vaginal pain | Human | breast cancer survivors | 8 weekly 2-hour online group sessions, with daily mindfulness exercises for the mindfulness group | A randomized comparison of online mindfulness-based group sex therapy vs supportive group sex education to address sexual dysfunction in breast cancer survivors.cited 4× |
| mindfulness-based virtual reality (VR) program (Take-Pause) | No effect - no statistical significance in the reduction of | pain scores | Human | pediatric ED patients aged 13-17 years with acute pain | 5 minutes of VR or iPad use. | Take-Pause: Efficacy of mindfulness-based virtual reality as an intervention in the pediatric emergency department.cited 8× |
| shortened version of Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behavior Therapy (MiCBT) | Decreases - larger and significant reductions | pain | Human | patients with Stage I-III breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy | 4-week MiCBT program (progressive muscle relaxation, mindfulness of breath, body scanning, mindfulness-based interoceptive exposure task for pain). | Mindfulness-integrated Cognitive Behavioral Therapy reduces pain and psychological distress, and improves equanimity, hope and post-traumatic growth during breast cancer treatment: A pilot randomized controlled trial. |
| 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 - effectively reduce | anxiety, depression and pain | Human | patients with chronic physical illnesses | Eight-week intervention (specific frequency not detailed). | Distress improves after mindfulness training for progressive MS: A pilot randomised trial.cited 80× |
| mindfulness intervention | Decreases - reduced | pain | Human | people with progressive MS | Eight-week intervention (specific frequency not detailed). | Distress improves after mindfulness training for progressive MS: A pilot randomised trial.cited 80× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Decreases - promising category of nonpharmacological interventions for managing | both physical and affective components of pain | Human | persons with sickle cell disease (SCD) | Six sessions (60 minutes each) of telephonic group-based MBI. | A telephonic mindfulness-based intervention for persons with sickle cell disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.cited 5× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Decreases - have been shown in prior studies to be effective in treating | chronic low back pain (CLBP) | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness-based Interventions for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.cited 7× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Decreases - have a beneficial effect on | pain intensity | Human | adults with CLBP | Not specified | Mindfulness-based Interventions for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.cited 7× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Decreases - seem to be beneficial in reducing | pain intensity | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness-based Interventions for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.cited 7× |
| 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× |
| Mindfulness based interventions | Decreases - have been shown to be efficacious in treating | depression, anxiety, pain and substance use disorders (SUDs) | Human | — | 8 weeks of 90-minute group sessions. | Efficacy of mindfulness-based relapse prevention in veterans with substance use disorders: Design and methodology of a randomized clinical trial.cited 3× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) | Decreases - have demonstrated efficacy | depression, anxiety, substance use disorders (SUDs), and pain | Human | — | 8 weeks of 90-minute group sessions. | Efficacy of mindfulness-based relapse prevention in a sample of veterans in a substance use disorder aftercare program: A randomized controlled trial.cited 3× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Decreases - decrease | intensity of pain | Human | chronic pain patients | Not specified | Do mindfulness-based interventions reduce pain intensity? A critical review of the literature.cited 119× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Decreases - significantly decreased | pain intensity | Human | MBI group | Not specified | Do mindfulness-based interventions reduce pain intensity? A critical review of the literature.cited 119× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Decreases - more consistently positive | pain intensity | Human | samples limited to clinical pain | Not specified | Do mindfulness-based interventions reduce pain intensity? A critical review of the literature.cited 119× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Decreases - higher reductions | pain intensity | Human | controlled trials | Not specified | Do mindfulness-based interventions reduce pain intensity? A critical review of the literature.cited 119× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Decreases - reductions were generally well maintained | pain intensity | Human | — | Not specified | Do mindfulness-based interventions reduce pain intensity? A critical review of the literature.cited 119× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Decreases - may lead to changes | pain intensity ratings | Human | chronic pain patients | Not specified | Do mindfulness-based interventions reduce pain intensity? A critical review of the literature.cited 119× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Increases - may lead to changes | pain tolerance | Human | chronic pain patients | Not specified | Do mindfulness-based interventions reduce pain intensity? A critical review of the literature.cited 119× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Decreases - ranging from small to large | pain | Human | adolescents with chronic diseases | Not specified | Mindfulness-Based Interventions Among Adolescents With Chronic Diseases in Clinical Settings: A Systematic Review.cited 19× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Decreases - Statistically significant effects | pain | Human | cancer patients and survivors | Not specified | Mindfulness-based interventions for psychological and physical health outcomes in cancer patients and survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.cited 172× |
| mindfulness-based interventions | No effect | pain | Human | adults living with and beyond cancer | Not specified | Mindfulness-Based Interventions to Address Pain for Adults Living With and Beyond Cancer (2018-2022). |
| mindfulness-based interventions | Increases - effect sizes ranged to 1.58 | pain acceptance | Human | patients with chronic pain | Not specified | Does mindfulness improve outcomes in patients with chronic pain? Systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 103× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions | Decreases - effectively and durably reduce | pain intensity | Human | — | Not specified | The Emerging Role of Mindfulness Meditation as Effective Self-Management Strategy, Part 2: Clinical Implications for Chronic Pain, Substance Misuse, and Insomnia.cited 10× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions | Increases - improve | pain-related psychological consequences | Human | — | Not specified | The Emerging Role of Mindfulness Meditation as Effective Self-Management Strategy, Part 2: Clinical Implications for Chronic Pain, Substance Misuse, and Insomnia.cited 10× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Decreases - significant pooled effects | pain intensity | Human | cancer patients | Not specified | Are mindfulness treatments effective for pain in cancer patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 7× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Decreases - significant pooled effects | pain intensity | Human | cancer patients | Not specified | Are mindfulness treatments effective for pain in cancer patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 7× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | No effect - no significance was observed | pain interference | Human | cancer patients | Not specified | Are mindfulness treatments effective for pain in cancer patients? A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 7× |
| mindfulness-based interventions | Decreases - produced significant improvements in decreasing | pain intensity during labor | Human | women | Not specified | The Role of Emotion Regulation in Pain Management Among Women From Labor to Three Months Postpartum: An Integrative Review.cited 2× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Decreases - are effective | pain management | Human | — | Total contact time <1.5 hours, with participant-provider contact ranging from 3 to 80 minutes. | Brief Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Acute and Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review.cited 58× |
| mindfulness-based interventions | Decreases - provided health benefits for | pain management | Human | older people | Not specified | Older people's experiences of participation in mindfulness-based intervention programmes: A qualitative systematic review.cited 2× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | No effect - no evidence of an effect | pain-related distress | Human | clinical settings | Not specified | The efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions in acute pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 21× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | No effect - no evidence of an effect | pain-related distress | Human | experimental settings | Not specified | The efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions in acute pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 21× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | No effect - no evidence of an effect | pain severity | Human | clinical settings | Not specified | The efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions in acute pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 21× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | No effect - no evidence of an effect | pain severity | Human | experimental settings | Not specified | The efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions in acute pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 21× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Increases - beneficial effect | pain threshold | Human | experimental studies | Not specified | The efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions in acute pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 21× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) | Increases - beneficial effect | pain tolerance | Human | experimental studies | Not specified | The efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions in acute pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 21× |
| mindfulness-based interventions | Increases - benefit | sexual pain | Human | — | Not specified | Management of sexual problems: the approach of mindfulness.cited 5× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions | Decreases - associated with | short-term pain relief | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation in the Treatment of Chronic Pain.cited 7× |
| Mindfulness-based interventions | Decreases - associated with | sustained pain relief | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation in the Treatment of Chronic Pain.cited 7× |
| Mindfulness-based meditation | Decreases - effective in reducing | pain | Human | chronic pain patients | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation in the Treatment of Chronic Pain.cited 7× |
| Mindfulness-based meditation | Decreases - effective in reducing | pain | Human | healthy participants | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation in the Treatment of Chronic Pain.cited 7× |
| spiritualized mindfulness | No effect - were similar to those of standardized mindfulness | pain-related outcomes | Human | migraineurs, predominantly college students | Daily practice for 2 weeks (specific duration per session not specified). | Pain, mindfulness, and spirituality: A randomized controlled trial comparing effects of mindfulness and relaxation on pain-related outcomes in migraineurs.cited 31× |
| standardized mindfulness | Increases - providing modest support for the utility | pain management | Human | migraineurs, predominantly college students | Daily practice for 2 weeks (specific duration per session not specified). | Pain, mindfulness, and spirituality: A randomized controlled trial comparing effects of mindfulness and relaxation on pain-related outcomes in migraineurs.cited 31× |
| standardized mindfulness | Decreases - significantly reduced | pain-related stress | Human | migraineurs, predominantly college students | Daily practice for 2 weeks (specific duration per session not specified). | Pain, mindfulness, and spirituality: A randomized controlled trial comparing effects of mindfulness and relaxation on pain-related outcomes in migraineurs.cited 31× |
| self-management interventions that included mindfulness components | Decreases - suggests a larger effect | pain intensity | Human | People living with migraine and/or tension-type headache | Not specified | Non-pharmacological self-management for people living with migraine or tension-type headache: a systematic review including analysis of intervention components.cited 73× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and neuroscience patient education | Decreases - may contribute to less decline | pain intensity | Human | women with chronic pain conditions | Not specified | Long-lasting improvements in health-related quality of life among women with chronic pain, following multidisciplinary rehabilitation.cited 10× |
| neuroscience education and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for chronic pain | Decreases - showed sustained improvements | pain intensity | Human | women with chronic pain conditions | Not specified | Long-lasting improvements in health-related quality of life among women with chronic pain, following multidisciplinary rehabilitation.cited 10× |
| number of mindfulness sessions | Increases - significant associations for the change in pain | pain | Human | participants within the PCMT group | Not specified (mindfulness sessions were part of a multifaceted intervention). | Effect of Individually Tailored Biopsychosocial Workplace Interventions on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Stress Among Laboratory Technicians: Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 30× |
| physical, cognitive, and mindfulness group-based training (PCMT group) | Decreases - a tendency for pain reduction | hand pain | Human | laboratory technicians with chronic musculoskeletal pain | Not specified (mindfulness sessions were part of a multifaceted intervention). | Effect of Individually Tailored Biopsychosocial Workplace Interventions on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Stress Among Laboratory Technicians: Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 30× |
| physical, cognitive, and mindfulness group-based training (PCMT group) | Decreases - significant treatment by time interaction | pain intensity (VAS scale 0-10) in average of the regions: neck, shoulder, lower and upper back, elbow, and hand | Human | laboratory technicians with chronic musculoskeletal pain | Not specified (mindfulness sessions were part of a multifaceted intervention). | Effect of Individually Tailored Biopsychosocial Workplace Interventions on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Stress Among Laboratory Technicians: Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 30× |
| physical, cognitive, and mindfulness group-based training (PCMT group) | Decreases - significant pain reductions | pain of the lower back | Human | laboratory technicians with chronic musculoskeletal pain | Not specified (mindfulness sessions were part of a multifaceted intervention). | Effect of Individually Tailored Biopsychosocial Workplace Interventions on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Stress Among Laboratory Technicians: Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 30× |
| physical, cognitive, and mindfulness group-based training (PCMT group) | Decreases - significant pain reductions | pain of the neck | Human | laboratory technicians with chronic musculoskeletal pain | Not specified (mindfulness sessions were part of a multifaceted intervention). | Effect of Individually Tailored Biopsychosocial Workplace Interventions on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Stress Among Laboratory Technicians: Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 30× |
| physical, cognitive, and mindfulness group-based training (PCMT group) | Decreases - significant pain reductions | pain of the shoulders | Human | laboratory technicians with chronic musculoskeletal pain | Not specified (mindfulness sessions were part of a multifaceted intervention). | Effect of Individually Tailored Biopsychosocial Workplace Interventions on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Stress Among Laboratory Technicians: Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 30× |
| physical, cognitive, and mindfulness group-based training (PCMT group) | Decreases - significant pain reductions | pain of the upper back | Human | laboratory technicians with chronic musculoskeletal pain | Not specified (mindfulness sessions were part of a multifaceted intervention). | Effect of Individually Tailored Biopsychosocial Workplace Interventions on Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain and Stress Among Laboratory Technicians: Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 30× |
| 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× |
| lower mindfulness | Increases - experienced | cold pain sensitivity | Human | breast cancer survivors | Not specified | Worry and Mindfulness Differentially Impact Symptom Burden Following Treatment Among Breast Cancer Survivors: Findings From a Randomized Crossover Trial.cited 2× |
| lower mindfulness | Increases - corresponded to | hot pain sensitivity | Human | breast cancer survivors | Not specified | Worry and Mindfulness Differentially Impact Symptom Burden Following Treatment Among Breast Cancer Survivors: Findings From a Randomized Crossover Trial.cited 2× |
| mindfulness of pain (MoP) | Decreases - resulted in the least amount of | postoperative pain intensity | Human | patients undergoing TJA of the knee or hip | Single 20-minute session delivered during a 2-hour preoperative education program. | To be mindful of the breath or pain: Comparing two brief preoperative mindfulness techniques for total joint arthroplasty patients.cited 31× |
| mindfulness of pain (MoP) | Decreases - resulted in the least amount of | postoperative pain interference | Human | patients undergoing TJA of the knee or hip | Single 20-minute session delivered during a 2-hour preoperative education program. | To be mindful of the breath or pain: Comparing two brief preoperative mindfulness techniques for total joint arthroplasty patients.cited 31× |
| mindfulness of breath (MoB) | Decreases - most effectively decrease | preoperative pain scores | Human | patients undergoing TJA of the knee or hip | Single 20-minute session delivered during a 2-hour preoperative education program. | To be mindful of the breath or pain: Comparing two brief preoperative mindfulness techniques for total joint arthroplasty patients.cited 31× |
| mindfulness-based intervention | No effect - was effective | physical symptom outcomes, e.g., nausea/vomiting and pain | Human | Chinese breast cancer patients | Not specified | Mindfulness-based interventions for breast cancer patients in China across outcome domains: a systematic review and meta-analysis of the Chinese literature.cited 9× |
| 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 stress reduction intervention | Decreases - moderate effects | pain catastrophizing | Human | patients with PDN | Not specified | The effect of exercise therapy combined with psychological therapy on physical activity and quality of life in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy: a systematic review.cited 27× |
| group mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) | Decreases - had significantly better scores | pain intensity | Human | veterans with moderate to severe chronic pain | 8-week intervention with group MBI involving videoconference sessions and prerecorded videos, or self-paced MBI with asynchronous content and 3 facilitator calls. | Telehealth Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Chronic Pain: The LAMP Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 10× |
| group mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) | Decreases - were significantly lower | pain interference scores | Human | veterans with moderate to severe chronic pain | 8-week intervention with group MBI involving videoconference sessions and prerecorded videos, or self-paced MBI with asynchronous content and 3 facilitator calls. | Telehealth Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Chronic Pain: The LAMP Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 10× |
| group mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) | Increases - probability of 30% improvement from baseline was greater | pain-related function | Human | veterans with moderate to severe chronic pain | 8-week intervention with group MBI involving videoconference sessions and prerecorded videos, or self-paced MBI with asynchronous content and 3 facilitator calls. | Telehealth Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Chronic Pain: The LAMP Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 10× |
| self-paced mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) | Decreases - had significantly better scores | pain intensity | Human | veterans with moderate to severe chronic pain | 8-week intervention with group MBI involving videoconference sessions and prerecorded videos, or self-paced MBI with asynchronous content and 3 facilitator calls. | Telehealth Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Chronic Pain: The LAMP Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 10× |
| self-paced mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) | Decreases - were significantly lower | pain interference scores | Human | veterans with moderate to severe chronic pain | 8-week intervention with group MBI involving videoconference sessions and prerecorded videos, or self-paced MBI with asynchronous content and 3 facilitator calls. | Telehealth Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Chronic Pain: The LAMP Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 10× |
| self-paced mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) | Increases - probability of 30% improvement from baseline was greater | pain-related function | Human | veterans with moderate to severe chronic pain | 8-week intervention with group MBI involving videoconference sessions and prerecorded videos, or self-paced MBI with asynchronous content and 3 facilitator calls. | Telehealth Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Chronic Pain: The LAMP Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 10× |
| 12-week multicomponent treatment based on pain neuroscience education, therapeutic exercise, cognitive behavioral therapy, and mindfulness | Decreases - significant between-group differences with a large effect size (Cohen d > 0.80) in favor of the multicomponent treatment were found | pain | Human | patients with fibromyalgia | 2-hour weekly sessions (group-based, 20 participants per group). | Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Treatment Based on Pain Neuroscience Education, Therapeutic Exercise, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness in Patients With Fibromyalgia (FIBROWALK Study): A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 48× |
| group-delivered cognitive therapy, mindfulness meditation, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy | Increases - Large effect size changes | pain control beliefs, mindful observing, and pain catastrophizing | Human | chronic low back pain | Not specified | Mechanisms of Mindfulness Meditation, Cognitive Therapy, and Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain.cited 32× |
| group-delivered cognitive therapy, mindfulness meditation, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy | Decreases - significantly associated with improved | pain interference | Human | chronic low back pain | Not specified | Mechanisms of Mindfulness Meditation, Cognitive Therapy, and Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain.cited 32× |
| group-delivered cognitive therapy, mindfulness meditation, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy | Decreases - Large effect size changes | pain interference and pain intensity | Human | chronic low back pain | Not specified | Mechanisms of Mindfulness Meditation, Cognitive Therapy, and Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain.cited 32× |
| transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with mindfulness-based meditation (MBM) | Decreases - significantly relieved pain | pain | Human | older adults with knee OA | 10-day active tDCS and MBM regimen (specific dosage not detailed). | Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy to Assess Central Pain Responses in a Nonpharmacologic Treatment Trial of Osteoarthritis.cited 18× |
| dispositional mindfulness | Decreases - mitigated | acute thermal pain | Human | healthy adult volunteers | Not specified | Dispositional Mindfulness and Acute Heat Pain: Comparing Stimulus-Evoked Pain With Summary Pain Assessment.cited 5× |
| dispositional mindfulness | No effect - not associated with | experimental thermal pain assessments | Human | healthy adult volunteers | Not specified | Dispositional Mindfulness and Acute Heat Pain: Comparing Stimulus-Evoked Pain With Summary Pain Assessment.cited 5× |
| neuroscience education and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (NEM) | Decreases - statistically significant changes | pain intensity | Human | women with chronic pain | Not specified | Health-related quality of life improvements among women with chronic pain: comparison of two multidisciplinary interventions.cited 17× |
| mindfulness-based therapies (MBT) | No effect - did not make a significant change in | reduction of pain during sexual activities | Human | — | Not specified | A Systematic Review on Mindfulness Meditation-Based Interventions for Sexual Dysfunctions.cited 39× |
| 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× |
| enriched pain management (EPM) pathway that integrates physical therapy and mindfulness | No effect - compares | usual-care pain management (UC) | Human | persons undergoing surgery for LBP | Not specified | The Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention Integrated with Physical Therapy (MIND-PT) for Postsurgical Rehabilitation After Lumbar Surgery: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial as Part of the Back Pain Consortium (BACPAC) Research Program.cited 3× |
| mindfulness-based meditation (MBM) | Decreases - shows the potential analgesic effects | pain | Human | — | 20 minutes of active MBM paired with 2 mA tDCS, daily for 10 sessions. | Efficacy of combining home-based transcranial direct current stimulation with mindfulness-based meditation for pain in older adults with knee osteoarthritis: A randomized controlled pilot study.cited 46× |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for headache pain program | Decreases - significant gains were found | pain catastrophizing | Human | individuals with headache pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache pain: An evaluation of the long-term maintenance of effects.cited 15× |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for headache pain program | Decreases - gains were maintained | pain catastrophizing | Human | individuals with headache pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache pain: An evaluation of the long-term maintenance of effects.cited 15× |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for headache pain program | Decreases - significant gains were found | pain intensity | Human | individuals with headache pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache pain: An evaluation of the long-term maintenance of effects.cited 15× |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for headache pain program | Decreases - gains were maintained | pain intensity | Human | individuals with headache pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache pain: An evaluation of the long-term maintenance of effects.cited 15× |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for headache pain program | Decreases - significant gains were found | pain interference | Human | individuals with headache pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache pain: An evaluation of the long-term maintenance of effects.cited 15× |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for headache pain program | Decreases - gains were maintained | pain interference | Human | individuals with headache pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache pain: An evaluation of the long-term maintenance of effects.cited 15× |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for headache pain program | No effect - Improvement was non-significant | pain willingness | Human | individuals with headache pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache pain: An evaluation of the long-term maintenance of effects.cited 15× |
| web-based therapist-guided mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-M) | Decreases - significant improvements were found | pain interference | Human | adults (aged between 18 and 55 years) with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) | Not specified | Web-Based Therapist-Guided Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 1× |
| web-based therapist-guided mindfulness-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT-M) | Decreases - significant improvements were found | pain severity | Human | adults (aged between 18 and 55 years) with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) | Not specified | Web-Based Therapist-Guided Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 1× |
| mindfulness-exercise program | Decreases - was less for mindfulness-exercise participants than for exercise-only participants | pain catastrophizing | Human | female recreational runners with patellofemoral pain (PFP) | 8-week mindfulness intervention (frequency not specified) alongside an 18-week exercise protocol (3 sessions/week). | Adding Mindfulness Practice to Exercise Therapy for Female Recreational Runners With Patellofemoral Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 20× |
| mindfulness-exercise program | Decreases - were less for the mindfulness-exercise group than for the exercise-only group | pain during running | Human | female recreational runners with patellofemoral pain (PFP) | 8-week mindfulness intervention (frequency not specified) alongside an 18-week exercise protocol (3 sessions/week). | Adding Mindfulness Practice to Exercise Therapy for Female Recreational Runners With Patellofemoral Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 20× |
| mindfulness-exercise program | Decreases - were less for the mindfulness-exercise group than for the exercise-only group | pain during stepping | Human | female recreational runners with patellofemoral pain (PFP) | 8-week mindfulness intervention (frequency not specified) alongside an 18-week exercise protocol (3 sessions/week). | Adding Mindfulness Practice to Exercise Therapy for Female Recreational Runners With Patellofemoral Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 20× |
| mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions | Decreases - showed small to moderate effects in favor of | pain | Human | patients with fibromyalgia | Not specified | Mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions for patients with fibromyalgia - A systematic review and meta-analyses.cited 76× |
| mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions (MABIs) | Decreases - large effects of MABIs on reducing | pain | Human | individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) | Not specified | Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Interventions for Symptom Reduction in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.cited 14× |
| mindfulness- and acceptance-based interventions (MABIs) | No effect - no significant effect of MABIs on reducing | pain | Human | individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) | Not specified | Mindfulness- and Acceptance-Based Interventions for Symptom Reduction in Individuals With Multiple Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.cited 14× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) combined with the BrainLink intelligent biofeedback instrument | Decreases - can significantly mitigate | anxiety, pain severity, and brain fatigue relief degree | Human | PC patients under chemotherapy | Not specified | A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness Meditation Combined With BrainLink Intelligent Biofeedback Instrument on Pancreatic Cancer Patients Under Chemotherapy. |
| Mindfulness-based pain management programs (MBPMs) | Decreases - were decreased | anticipatory and pain-evoked event-related potentials to acute experimental pain | Human | patients with chronic pain | 8-week MBPM program (frequency not specified) | Psychobiological correlates of improved mental health in patients with musculoskeletal pain after a mindfulness-based pain management program.cited 54× |
| Mindfulness-based pain management programs (MBPMs) | No effect - not to reductions in | clinical or experimental pain ratings | Human | patients with chronic pain | 8-week MBPM program (frequency not specified) | Psychobiological correlates of improved mental health in patients with musculoskeletal pain after a mindfulness-based pain management program.cited 54× |
| Mindfulness-based pain management programs (MBPMs) | No effect - not to decreased | pain experience | Human | patients with chronic pain | 8-week MBPM program (frequency not specified) | Psychobiological correlates of improved mental health in patients with musculoskeletal pain after a mindfulness-based pain management program.cited 54× |
| Mindfulness-based pain management programs (MBPMs) | Increases - related to greater | perceived control of pain | Human | patients with chronic pain | 8-week MBPM program (frequency not specified) | Psychobiological correlates of improved mental health in patients with musculoskeletal pain after a mindfulness-based pain management program.cited 54× |
| Mindfulness-based pain management programs (MBPMs) | Increases - increased activity in cognitive control regions of the brain during pain anticipation related to improved | perceived control over pain | Human | patients with chronic pain | 8-week MBPM program (frequency not specified) | Psychobiological correlates of improved mental health in patients with musculoskeletal pain after a mindfulness-based pain management program.cited 54× |
| mindfulness counselling | Increases - significant increases | mean subscores for sexual pain | Human | women with premenstrual syndrome | Eight 60-minute sessions online via Google Meet. | Investigating the effect of mindfulness counselling on sexual functioning of women with premenstrual syndrome.cited 2× |
| Mindfulness-based treatment | No effect - correlate with | pain-related evoked potentials | Human | chronic pain patients | Not specified | State of the art in EEG signal features of mindfulness-based treatments for chronic pain. |
| eHealth mindfulness-based programs (eMBPs) | Decreases - have the potential to reduce | levels of pain | Human | patients with cancer | Not specified | Mindfulness-Based Programs for Patients With Cancer via eHealth and Mobile Health: Systematic Review and Synthesis of Quantitative Research.cited 44× |
| greater practice of a mindfulness exercise | Increases - was associated with higher | pain interference | Human | patients | Not specified (mindfulness was one of several coping skills taught in weekly sessions). | Coping Skills Practice and Symptom Change: A Secondary Analysis of a Pilot Telephone Symptom Management Intervention for Lung Cancer Patients and Their Family Caregivers.cited 23× |
| mindfulness program | Decreases - reduced | pain score | Human | patients with acromegaly in the BCN intervention group | 8-week face-to-face group program (classic Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction in one center, adapted program with mindfulness and compassion elements in the other). | The effect of mindfulness therapy in acromegaly, a pilot study.cited 5× |
| mindfulness program | Decreases - less | physical pain | Human | participants | Not specified (8-week mindfulness-training course). | Experiences of a mindfulness-based stress-reduction intervention among patients with cancer.cited 42× |
| Mindfulness meditation during naloxone | Decreases - produced significantly greater reductions | pain intensity and unpleasantness | Human | healthy human volunteers | Not specified | Mindfulness-Meditation-Based Pain Relief Is Not Mediated by Endogenous Opioids.cited 77× |
| Mindfulness meditation | Decreases - reliably attenuates | pain | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness-Meditation-Based Pain Relief Is Not Mediated by Endogenous Opioids.cited 77× |
| Mindfulness meditation | Decreases - significantly reduced | pain intensity and unpleasantness ratings | Human | healthy human volunteers | Not specified | Mindfulness-Meditation-Based Pain Relief Is Not Mediated by Endogenous Opioids.cited 77× |
| 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× |
| brief mindfulness intervention using pre-recorded instruction | Increases - significantly improved | pain tolerance | Human | healthy college students | Not specified | Effect of brief mindfulness intervention on tolerance and distress of pain induced by cold-pressor task.cited 50× |
| mindfulness intervention | Decreases - decreases | pain | Human | patients with acute pain | 10-minute mindfulness intervention (single session). | A Brief Mindfulness Intervention for Medically Hospitalized Patients with Acute Pain: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 11× |
| mindfulness intervention | No effect - no significant differences | pain | Human | patients with acute pain | 10-minute mindfulness intervention (single session). | A Brief Mindfulness Intervention for Medically Hospitalized Patients with Acute Pain: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 11× |
| mindfulness intervention | Decreases - may decrease | pain | Human | medically hospitalized patients with acute pain | 10-minute mindfulness intervention (single session). | A Brief Mindfulness Intervention for Medically Hospitalized Patients with Acute Pain: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 11× |
| mindfulness intervention | Decreases - decreasing | pain scores | Human | colorectal surgical patients | Two or three 15-20-minute mindfulness sessions. | A Prospective Mixed Methods Study on Experiences of Mindfulness Intervention on Pain and Anxiety in Patients Undergoing a Colorectal Surgery. |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction plus treatment as usual | Decreases - greater reductions | pain | Human | veterans with Gulf War illness | 8 weekly 2.5-hour sessions plus a single 7-hour weekend session. | Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction in Addition to Usual Care Is Associated with Improvements in Pain, Fatigue, and Cognitive Failures Among Veterans with Gulf War Illness.cited 51× |
| computerized mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (Mindfulness in Action [MIA]) | Decreases - reduced | average pain intensity | Human | adult participants with non-cancer pain of at least 6 months duration | Not specified | Comparison of an Online Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Intervention With Online Pain Management Psychoeducation: A Randomized Controlled Study.cited 84× |
| computerized mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (Mindfulness in Action [MIA]) | Increases - showed equivalent change and significant improvements | pain acceptance | Human | adult participants with non-cancer pain of at least 6 months duration | Not specified | Comparison of an Online Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Intervention With Online Pain Management Psychoeducation: A Randomized Controlled Study.cited 84× |
| computerized mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (Mindfulness in Action [MIA]) | Decreases - showed equivalent change and significant improvements | pain interference | Human | adult participants with non-cancer pain of at least 6 months duration | Not specified | Comparison of an Online Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Intervention With Online Pain Management Psychoeducation: A Randomized Controlled Study.cited 84× |
| computerized mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (Mindfulness in Action [MIA]) | Decreases - greater reduction | pain 'right now' | Human | adult participants with non-cancer pain of at least 6 months duration | Not specified | Comparison of an Online Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Intervention With Online Pain Management Psychoeducation: A Randomized Controlled Study.cited 84× |
| mindfulness training | No effect - testing the value of | chronic pain | Human | military veterans | Not available | Psychological Methods of Managing Surgical Pain. |
| mindfulness training | Decreases - significantly reduced | pain catastrophizing | Human | people with spinal cord injury (SCI) | 8-week online mindfulness intervention (specific frequency not detailed). | Internet-delivered mindfulness for people with depression and chronic pain following spinal cord injury: a randomized, controlled feasibility trial.cited 54× |
| mindfulness training | Decreases - significantly reduced | pain unpleasantness | Human | people with spinal cord injury (SCI) | 8-week online mindfulness intervention (specific frequency not detailed). | Internet-delivered mindfulness for people with depression and chronic pain following spinal cord injury: a randomized, controlled feasibility trial.cited 54× |
| mindfulness training | Decreases - reported significant reductions | pain-related outcomes | Human | people with SCI | Not specified | Mindfulness for pain, depression, anxiety, and quality of life in people with spinal cord injury: a systematic review.cited 53× |
| mindfulness training | No effect - demonstrating no change | pain-related outcomes | Human | people with SCI | Not specified | Mindfulness for pain, depression, anxiety, and quality of life in people with spinal cord injury: a systematic review.cited 53× |
| amygdala and insula retraining (AIR) combined with mindfulness training (AIR + Mindfulness) | No effect - will be evaluated | pain | Human | patients with Long COVID | Not specified | Effectiveness of an amygdala and insula retraining program combined with mindfulness training to improve the quality of life in patients with long COVID: a randomized controlled trial protocol.cited 1× |
| mindfulness exercises | Decreases - effectively reduced | pain | Human | patients with primary osteoporosis | Not specified | Efficacy of Mindfulness Exercises for Primary Osteoporosis Pain and Balance: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.cited 1× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy | Decreases - most effective interventions to reduce | cancer pain | Human | patients with cancer pain | Not specified | Psychological and Non-Pharmacologic Treatments for Pain in Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.cited 41× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy | No effect - examined for | chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) | Human | patients with CNCP | Not specified | Psychosocial interventions for chronic pain and comorbid prescription opioid use disorders: A narrative review of the literature.cited 13× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction | No effect - examined for | chronic noncancer pain (CNCP) | Human | patients with CNCP | Not specified | Psychosocial interventions for chronic pain and comorbid prescription opioid use disorders: A narrative review of the literature.cited 13× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - might be a promising treatment for | chronic noncancer pain combined with OUD | Human | patients | Not specified | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for chronic noncancer pain and prescription opioid use disorder: A qualitative pilot study of its feasibility and the perceived process of change.cited 3× |
| 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× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Increases - may be a key mechanism underlying improvement | engagement in valued activities despite pain | Human | individuals with headache pain | Not specified | The mediating role of pain acceptance during mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache.cited 29× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Increases - change in | pain acceptance | Human | individuals with headache pain | Not specified | The mediating role of pain acceptance during mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache.cited 29× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Increases - emerged as a significant mediator of the group-interference relation | pain acceptance | Human | individuals with headache pain | Not specified | The mediating role of pain acceptance during mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache.cited 29× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Increases - may be a key mechanism underlying improvement | pain acceptance | Human | individuals with headache pain | Not specified | The mediating role of pain acceptance during mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache.cited 29× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - change in | pain catastrophizing | Human | individuals with headache pain | Not specified | The mediating role of pain acceptance during mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache.cited 29× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | No effect - not meeting criteria for mediation | pain willingness | Human | individuals with headache pain | Not specified | The mediating role of pain acceptance during mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for headache.cited 29× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - is a potentially efficacious | headache pain treatment | Human | participants | 8-week MBCT treatment (specific frequency not detailed). | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for the treatment of headache pain: A mixed-methods analysis comparing treatment responders and treatment non-responders.cited 41× |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - is a promising, alternative approach | MS-related pain outcomes | Human | Individuals with MS | Eight group sessions delivered via videoconferencing. | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic pain in multiple sclerosis: a randomized controlled trial protocol.cited 13× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - statistically significant effects were also observed | nonprescription pain medication use | Human | women treated for breast cancer | Manualized 8-week MBCT program (specific frequency not detailed). | Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Late Post-Treatment Pain in Women Treated for Primary Breast Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 90× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - showed a statistically significant, robust, and durable effect | pain intensity | Human | women treated for breast cancer | Manualized 8-week MBCT program (specific frequency not detailed). | Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Late Post-Treatment Pain in Women Treated for Primary Breast Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 90× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - statistically significant time × group interactions were found | Present Pain Intensity subscale | Human | women treated for breast cancer | Manualized 8-week MBCT program (specific frequency not detailed). | Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Late Post-Treatment Pain in Women Treated for Primary Breast Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 90× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - statistically significant time × group interactions were found | SF-MPQ-2 neuropathic pain subscale | Human | women treated for breast cancer | Manualized 8-week MBCT program (specific frequency not detailed). | Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Late Post-Treatment Pain in Women Treated for Primary Breast Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 90× |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - may be associated with improved | pain | Human | breast cancer survivors | Not specified | Immediate impact of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) among women with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 8× |
| Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - significantly decreased | pain levels | Human | breast cancer survivors | Not specified | Immediate impact of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) among women with breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 8× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy | Decreases - suggestive of a possible value for treating | pain | Human | youth | Not specified | Meditation and mindfulness in clinical practice.cited 51× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction | Decreases - suggestive of a possible value for treating | pain | Human | youth | Not specified | Meditation and mindfulness in clinical practice.cited 51× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Increases - significantly greater improvement | pain acceptance | Human | MBCT patients | Not specified | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for the treatment of headache pain: a pilot study.cited 81× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - significantly improved | pain catastrophizing | Human | MBCT completers | Not specified | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for the treatment of headache pain: a pilot study.cited 81× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - significantly improved | pain interference | Human | MBCT completers | Not specified | Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for the treatment of headache pain: a pilot study.cited 81× |
| Mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - demonstrated reduced negative effect from | pain and psychological factors | Human | patients with other chronic conditions | 16 hours of structured group training over 8 weeks. | The use of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for improving quality of life for inflammatory bowel disease patients: study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial with embedded process evaluation.cited 14× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - effectively reduced | pain catastrophizing | Human | women with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) | Not specified | Moderators of Improvement From Mindfulness-Based vs Traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Provoked Vestibulodynia.cited 14× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - improved more | pain catastrophizing | Human | women with secondary PVD | Not specified | Moderators of Improvement From Mindfulness-Based vs Traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Provoked Vestibulodynia.cited 14× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - improved more | pain intensity | Human | women with higher treatment credibility ratings | Not specified | Moderators of Improvement From Mindfulness-Based vs Traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Provoked Vestibulodynia.cited 14× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - effectively reduced | self-reported pain | Human | women with provoked vestibulodynia (PVD) | Not specified | Moderators of Improvement From Mindfulness-Based vs Traditional Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for the Treatment of Provoked Vestibulodynia.cited 14× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - statistically significant indirect effect | pain catastrophizing | Human | women treated for breast cancer with persistent pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy and Persistent Pain in Women Treated for Primary Breast Cancer: Exploring Possible Statistical Mediators: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 22× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - remained statistically significant | pain catastrophizing | Human | women treated for breast cancer with persistent pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy and Persistent Pain in Women Treated for Primary Breast Cancer: Exploring Possible Statistical Mediators: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 22× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - statistically significant and robust effect | pain intensity | Human | women treated for primary breast cancer with persistent pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy and Persistent Pain in Women Treated for Primary Breast Cancer: Exploring Possible Statistical Mediators: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 22× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - explaining 78% of the effect | pain intensity | Human | women treated for breast cancer with persistent pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy and Persistent Pain in Women Treated for Primary Breast Cancer: Exploring Possible Statistical Mediators: Results From a Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 22× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - larger effect of MBCT in reducing | pain intensity | Human | women treated for breast cancer with persistent pain | Not specified | Clinical and psychological moderators of the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on persistent pain in women treated for primary breast cancer - explorative analyses from a randomized controlled trial.cited 19× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - smaller effect of MBCT on | pain intensity | Human | women treated for breast cancer with persistent pain | Not specified | Clinical and psychological moderators of the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on persistent pain in women treated for primary breast cancer - explorative analyses from a randomized controlled trial.cited 19× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - efficacious in reducing | persistent pain | Human | women treated for breast cancer | Not specified | Clinical and psychological moderators of the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on persistent pain in women treated for primary breast cancer - explorative analyses from a randomized controlled trial.cited 19× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - was associated with greater improvement | pain intensity | Human | Adult participants with chronic low back pain (CLBP) | Not specified | Moderators of Mindfulness Meditation, Cognitive Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Test of the Limit, Activate, and Enhance Model.cited 16× |
| mindfulness-meditation (MM) | Decreases - was associated with greater improvement | pain intensity | Human | Adult participants with chronic low back pain (CLBP) | Not specified | Moderators of Mindfulness Meditation, Cognitive Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain: A Test of the Limit, Activate, and Enhance Model.cited 16× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | Decreases - significant association with reduced | pain intensity | Human | Adults (N = 57) with CLBP | Not specified | Change in Brain Oscillations as a Mechanism of Mindfulness-Meditation, Cognitive Therapy, and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain.cited 7× |
| Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) | Increases - play an important role in improving | pain outcomes | Human | participants that completed MBCT | Not specified | An Empirical Examination of the Role of Common Factors of Therapy During a Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Intervention for Headache Pain.cited 17× |
| mindfulness-based counseling | Decreases - reduces | labor pain during childbirth | Human | primiparous women | Eight mindfulness-based counseling sessions (frequency not specified). | The effect of mindfulness-based counseling on the childbirth experience of primiparous women: a randomized controlled clinical trial.cited 4× |
| mindfulness-based counseling | Decreases - significantly lower | mean score of labor pain | Human | primiparous women | Eight mindfulness-based counseling sessions (frequency not specified). | The effect of mindfulness-based counseling on the childbirth experience of primiparous women: a randomized controlled clinical trial.cited 4× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction program for chronic back pain (MBSR-CBP) | Decreases - reduced | perceived pain | Human | patients with chronic low back pain | 9 sessions (specific frequency not detailed). | The effect of mindfulness on the inflammatory, psychological and biomechanical domains of adult patients with low back pain: A randomized controlled clinical trial.cited 11× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) | No effect | pain | Human | cancer patients | Not specified | Effects of Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.cited 26× |
| mindfulness-based treatment using the Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) program | No effect | Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System pain interference computer-adapted test score | Human | nonresponders to treatment in phase I | Not specified in the abstract. | A Sequential Multiple-Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) for Stepped Care Management of Low Back Pain in the Military Health System: A Trial Protocol.cited 20× |
| CD-tailored cognitive-behavioural and mindfulness intervention (COBMINDEX) | Decreases - demonstrated significantly lower levels | abdominal pain | Human | patients with mild-to-moderate CD | Not specified | Randomised clinical trial: Psychological intervention improves work productivity and daily activity by reducing abdominal pain and fatigue in Crohn's disease.cited 6× |
| method comprising isometric muscle contraction (IMC), assisted active oscillatory mobilization, end-of-range passive stretch, and mindfulness | Decreases - provides for the effective treatment | low back pain | Human | patients | Not specified | Treating low back pain - Bridging the gap between manual therapy and exercise.cited 2× |
| method comprising isometric muscle contraction (IMC), assisted active oscillatory mobilization, end-of-range passive stretch, and mindfulness | Decreases - allowing patients to exercise pain free earlier | pain during exercise | Human | patients | Not specified | Treating low back pain - Bridging the gap between manual therapy and exercise.cited 2× |
| mindfulness-based CBT | Decreases - appears promising to target | both the pain and sexual suffering from PVD | Human | women with PVD | Not specified | The recurrent pain and sexual sequelae of provoked vestibulodynia: a perpetuating cycle.cited 64× |
| mindfulness-based CBT | Decreases - support the use of | the recurrent pain and sexual suffering from PVD | Human | women with PVD | Not specified | The recurrent pain and sexual sequelae of provoked vestibulodynia: a perpetuating cycle.cited 64× |
| brief Mindfulness interventions | No effect - No difference was observed | pain perception | Human | patients undergoing imaging-guided breast biopsies | Not specified (mindfulness techniques administered one week before, in the waiting room, and during the biopsy procedure). | Extremely brief mindfulness interventions for women undergoing breast biopsies: a randomized controlled trial.cited 10× |
| brief mindfulness interventions | No effect - were noted to impact | various health-related outcomes, including mental health outcomes, anxiety, and pain perception | Human | patients and physicians across the spectrum of perioperative care | Sessions lasting 30 min or less per occasion, total practice not exceeding 100 min per week. | The Use of Brief Mindfulness Interventions in the Context of Perioperative Care.cited 3× |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) intervention | Decreases - significantly greater improvements in | momentary pain | Human | chronic pain patients at risk for opioid misuse | Not specified | Pain, hedonic regulation, and opioid misuse: Modulation of momentary experience by Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement in opioid-treated chronic pain patients.cited 49× |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) intervention | Decreases - reducing | pain | Human | FM patients | Eight 2-hour group sessions administered weekly. | Understanding and restoring dopaminergic function in fibromyalgia patients using a mindfulness-based psychological intervention: a [18F]-DOPA PET study. Study protocol for the FIBRODOPA study-a randomized controlled trial.cited 4× |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) intervention | Decreases - to reduce | pain and mood complaints | Human | FM patients | Eight 2-hour group sessions administered weekly. | Understanding and restoring dopaminergic function in fibromyalgia patients using a mindfulness-based psychological intervention: a [18F]-DOPA PET study. Study protocol for the FIBRODOPA study-a randomized controlled trial.cited 4× |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) intervention | Decreases - has shown beneficial effects | pain severity, functional interference, and opioid dosing | Human | opioid-treated chronic pain patients | Eight 2-hour group sessions administered weekly. | Understanding and restoring dopaminergic function in fibromyalgia patients using a mindfulness-based psychological intervention: a [18F]-DOPA PET study. Study protocol for the FIBRODOPA study-a randomized controlled trial.cited 4× |
| 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× |
| cognitive behavioral therapy, physical therapy, and mindfulness | No effect - examine the effectiveness | chronic low back pain | Human | adults with chronic low back pain | Not specified | Characterizing modifications to a comparative effectiveness research study: the OPTIMIZE trial-using the Framework for Reporting Adaptations and Modifications to Evidence-based Interventions (FRAME). |
| mindfulness and instruction | No effect - lack of specific effects | acute pain | Human | — | 6 × 20-minute sessions | How do placebo effects contribute to mindfulness-based analgesia? Probing acute pain effects and interactions using a randomized balanced placebo design.cited 11× |
| belief of receiving mindfulness | Increases - predicted increased | pain threshold and tolerance | Human | irrespective of actual intervention received | 6 × 20-minute sessions | How do placebo effects contribute to mindfulness-based analgesia? Probing acute pain effects and interactions using a randomized balanced placebo design.cited 11× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction/cognitive therapy | No effect - no significant difference between groups was found for | pain intensity | Human | participants with chronic headache | Not specified | Mindfulness-based stress reduction for treating chronic headache: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 40× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for migraine (MBCT-M) | No effect - was not significant | group*month interaction for average headache attack pain intensity | Human | participants with migraine (6-30 headache days/month) | 8 weekly individual MBCT-M sessions. | Does Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Migraine Reduce Migraine-Related Disability in People with Episodic and Chronic Migraine? A Phase 2b Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 66× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for migraine (MBCT-M) | No effect - was not significant | time effect for average headache attack pain intensity | Human | participants with migraine (6-30 headache days/month) | 8 weekly individual MBCT-M sessions. | Does Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Migraine Reduce Migraine-Related Disability in People with Episodic and Chronic Migraine? A Phase 2b Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 66× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for migraine (MBCT-M) | Decreases - decreased more | Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS) scores | Human | adults with migraine | Eight weekly individual MBCT-M sessions | Changes in cognitive appraisal in a randomized controlled trial of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for patients with migraine.cited 6× |
| group-delivered mindfulness-based stress reduction | No effect - No significant differences were found | proportions of women with reduced pain interference scores | Human | breast cancer survivors living with CNP | Not specified | Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction in Breast Cancer Survivors with Chronic Neuropathic Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 15× |
| cognitive and mindfulness skills | Decreases - to decrease | pain danger alarm mechanism | Human | patients with centralized pain | Not specified | Psychological Therapy for Centralized Pain: An Integrative Assessment and Treatment Model.cited 63× |
| mindfulness-based video exercise | Decreases - demonstrated improved | pain intensity | Human | patients with upper extremity injury in an orthopaedic practice | 60-second mindfulness-based video exercise (single session). | Does a Brief Mindfulness Exercise Improve Outcomes in Upper Extremity Patients? A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 36× |
| mindfulness-based interventions premised on cultivating acceptance, non-attachment, and social engagement | Decreases - may be most effective in decreasing | fibromyalgia-related pain and psychological symptoms | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation for Fibromyalgia: Mechanistic and Clinical Considerations.cited 28× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - attenuates | pain | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation for Fibromyalgia: Mechanistic and Clinical Considerations.cited 28× |
| 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× |
| mindfulness interventions | Decreases - improvement of pain intensity was better than that in the control group | pain intensity | Human | patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Not specified | Mindfulness interventions for rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 21× |
| mindfulness interventions | Decreases - can significantly improve pain intensity, depression, and symptoms | pain intensity, depression, and symptoms | Human | patients with rheumatoid arthritis | Not specified | Mindfulness interventions for rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 21× |
| mindfulness interventions | Increases - can improve | pain management outcomes | Human | chronic pain populations | Not specified | Mindfulness Training and Physical Health: Mechanisms and Outcomes.cited 111× |
| Psychologically-informed physical therapy with mindfulness-based approaches and biofeedback | Decreases - can help a patient gain more control over | symptoms and their body's response to head pain | Human | patient | Not specified | A Multimodal Conservative Approach to Treating Migraine: A Physical Therapist's Perspective.cited 2× |
| mindfulness-based care for chronic pain (MBCP) | Decreases - had a meaningful decrease | pain bothersomeness | Human | veterans with chronic lower back pain | 8-week MBCP course including meditation, gentle yoga, and psychoeducation (specific frequency not detailed). | A Brief Report on an 8-Week Course of Mindfulness-based Care for Chronic Pain in the Treatment of Veterans With Back Pain: Barriers Encountered to Treatment Engagement and Lessons Learned.cited 7× |
| mindfulness-based care for chronic pain (MBCP) | Decreases - had a clinically meaningful decrease | pain intensity | Human | veterans with chronic lower back pain | 8-week MBCP course including meditation, gentle yoga, and psychoeducation (specific frequency not detailed). | A Brief Report on an 8-Week Course of Mindfulness-based Care for Chronic Pain in the Treatment of Veterans With Back Pain: Barriers Encountered to Treatment Engagement and Lessons Learned.cited 7× |
| mindfulness training focused on acceptance of pain | Decreases - significantly reduced | acute pain intensity | Human | adult inpatients reporting 'intolerable pain' or 'inadequate pain control' | Single 15-minute session. | Randomized Controlled Trial of Brief Mindfulness Training and Hypnotic Suggestion for Acute Pain Relief in the Hospital Setting.cited 60× |
| mindfulness-meditation-related pain relief | Increases - was associated with greater activation in | brain regions associated with the cognitive modulation of pain | Human | 75 healthy, human volunteers | 4 days of mindfulness meditation (specific duration per session not detailed) | Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief Employs Different Neural Mechanisms Than Placebo and Sham Mindfulness Meditation-Induced Analgesia.cited 205× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - reduces pain | pain | Human | experimental and clinical settings | 4 days of mindfulness meditation (specific duration per session not detailed) | Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief Employs Different Neural Mechanisms Than Placebo and Sham Mindfulness Meditation-Induced Analgesia.cited 205× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - reduces pain | pain | Human | 75 healthy, human volunteers | 4 days of mindfulness meditation (specific duration per session not detailed) | Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief Employs Different Neural Mechanisms Than Placebo and Sham Mindfulness Meditation-Induced Analgesia.cited 205× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - significantly attenuated | pain intensity and unpleasantness ratings | Human | 75 healthy, human volunteers | 4 days of mindfulness meditation (specific duration per session not detailed) | Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief Employs Different Neural Mechanisms Than Placebo and Sham Mindfulness Meditation-Induced Analgesia.cited 205× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - reduced | pain intensity ratings | Human | 75 healthy, human volunteers | 4 days of mindfulness meditation (specific duration per session not detailed) | Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief Employs Different Neural Mechanisms Than Placebo and Sham Mindfulness Meditation-Induced Analgesia.cited 205× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - reduced pain intensity ratings more than | pain intensity ratings | Human | 75 healthy, human volunteers | 4 days of mindfulness meditation (specific duration per session not detailed) | Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief Employs Different Neural Mechanisms Than Placebo and Sham Mindfulness Meditation-Induced Analgesia.cited 205× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - reduced pain intensity ratings more than | pain intensity ratings | Human | 75 healthy, human volunteers | 4 days of mindfulness meditation (specific duration per session not detailed) | Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief Employs Different Neural Mechanisms Than Placebo and Sham Mindfulness Meditation-Induced Analgesia.cited 205× |
| mindfulness meditation | Increases - produces greater pain relief | pain relief | Human | 75 healthy, human volunteers | 4 days of mindfulness meditation (specific duration per session not detailed) | Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief Employs Different Neural Mechanisms Than Placebo and Sham Mindfulness Meditation-Induced Analgesia.cited 205× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - reduced | pain unpleasantness ratings | Human | 75 healthy, human volunteers | 4 days of mindfulness meditation (specific duration per session not detailed) | Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief Employs Different Neural Mechanisms Than Placebo and Sham Mindfulness Meditation-Induced Analgesia.cited 205× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - reduced pain unpleasantness ratings more than | pain unpleasantness ratings | Human | 75 healthy, human volunteers | 4 days of mindfulness meditation (specific duration per session not detailed) | Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief Employs Different Neural Mechanisms Than Placebo and Sham Mindfulness Meditation-Induced Analgesia.cited 205× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - reduced pain unpleasantness ratings more than | pain unpleasantness ratings | Human | 75 healthy, human volunteers | 4 days of mindfulness meditation (specific duration per session not detailed) | Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief Employs Different Neural Mechanisms Than Placebo and Sham Mindfulness Meditation-Induced Analgesia.cited 205× |
| sham mindfulness meditation | Decreases - significantly attenuated | pain intensity and unpleasantness ratings | Human | 75 healthy, human volunteers | 4 days of mindfulness meditation (specific duration per session not detailed) | Mindfulness Meditation-Based Pain Relief Employs Different Neural Mechanisms Than Placebo and Sham Mindfulness Meditation-Induced Analgesia.cited 205× |
| acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions | Decreases - ranged from small | pain intensity | Human | patients with chronic pain | Not specified | Acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions for the treatment of chronic pain: a meta-analytic review.cited 420× |
| acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions | Decreases - ranged from small | pain intensity | Human | patients with chronic pain | Not specified | Acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions for the treatment of chronic pain: a meta-analytic review.cited 420× |
| acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions | Decreases - ranged from small to moderate | pain interference | Human | patients with chronic pain | Not specified | Acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions for the treatment of chronic pain: a meta-analytic review.cited 420× |
| acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions | Decreases - ranged from small to large | pain interference | Human | patients with chronic pain | Not specified | Acceptance- and mindfulness-based interventions for the treatment of chronic pain: a meta-analytic review.cited 420× |
| mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) such as meditation, yoga, and stress reduction | Decreases - lower | the perception of pain | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness-based interventions for chronic pain: Evidence and applications.cited 70× |
| mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for sexuality (MBCT-S) | Increases - were positively higher in | pain | Human | married women ages 18 to 45 years | Not specified | Comparing the Effects of Lavender Aromatherapy and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy on Sexual Function in Women in Iran. |
| mindfulness intervention (Breathing and Attention Training, BAT) combined with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) | Decreases - will test whether will reduce | clinical pain | Human | NHBs and NHWs with knee OA | Not specified (intervention involves five 20-minute sessions of combined BAT and tDCS). | Pain relief for osteoarthritis through combined treatment (PROACT): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation combined with transcranial direct current stimulation in non-Hispanic black and white adults with knee osteoarthritis.cited 9× |
| mindfulness intervention (Breathing and Attention Training, BAT) combined with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) | Increases - will test whether will enhance | pain modulatory balance | Human | NHBs and NHWs with knee OA | Not specified (intervention involves five 20-minute sessions of combined BAT and tDCS). | Pain relief for osteoarthritis through combined treatment (PROACT): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation combined with transcranial direct current stimulation in non-Hispanic black and white adults with knee osteoarthritis.cited 9× |
| mindfulness intervention (Breathing and Attention Training, BAT) combined with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) | Increases - will test whether will enhance | pain-related brain function | Human | NHBs and NHWs with knee OA | Not specified (intervention involves five 20-minute sessions of combined BAT and tDCS). | Pain relief for osteoarthritis through combined treatment (PROACT): Protocol for a randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation combined with transcranial direct current stimulation in non-Hispanic black and white adults with knee osteoarthritis.cited 9× |
| Mindfulness meditation | Decreases - a trend towards benefit | affective pain | Human | chronic pain | Not specified | Does mindfulness meditation improve chronic pain? A systematic review.cited 60× |
| Mindfulness meditation | Decreases - a trend towards benefit | sensory pain | Human | chronic pain | Not specified | Does mindfulness meditation improve chronic pain? A systematic review.cited 60× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - significant reduction | average daily pain Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) modified for painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy | Human | older females with diabetes | Not specified | Mindfulness-Based Meditation Versus Progressive Relaxation Meditation: Impact on Chronic Pain in Older Female Patients With Diabetic Neuropathy.cited 28× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Decreases - greater decreases | average pain intensity (API) | Human | Veterans | 8 manualized, group-based, in-person sessions. | Effects of hypnosis vs mindfulness meditation vs education on chronic pain intensity and secondary outcomes in veterans: a randomized clinical trial.cited 20× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Decreases - improvements | average pain intensity (API) | Human | Veterans | 8 manualized, group-based, in-person sessions. | Effects of hypnosis vs mindfulness meditation vs education on chronic pain intensity and secondary outcomes in veterans: a randomized clinical trial.cited 20× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Decreases - greater decreases | pain interference | Human | Veterans | 8 manualized, group-based, in-person sessions. | Effects of hypnosis vs mindfulness meditation vs education on chronic pain intensity and secondary outcomes in veterans: a randomized clinical trial.cited 20× |
| Mindfulness Meditation (MM) | No effect - compare the effectiveness | average pain intensity | Human | Veterans with chronic pain | Not specified | The chronic pain skills study: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing hypnosis, mindfulness meditation and pain education in Veterans.cited 18× |
| Mindfulness Meditation (MM) | No effect - explore the effectiveness | pain interference | Human | Veterans with chronic pain | Not specified | The chronic pain skills study: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial comparing hypnosis, mindfulness meditation and pain education in Veterans.cited 18× |
| mindfulness-meditation | Decreases - associated with significant reductions | back pain during naloxone infusion | Human | individuals with cLBP | Four sessions of 20 minutes each. | The role of endogenous opioids in mindfulness and sham mindfulness-meditation for the direct alleviation of evoked chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial.cited 3× |
| mindfulness-meditation | Decreases - associated with significant reductions | back pain during saline infusion | Human | individuals with cLBP | Four sessions of 20 minutes each. | The role of endogenous opioids in mindfulness and sham mindfulness-meditation for the direct alleviation of evoked chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial.cited 3× |
| mindfulness-meditation | Decreases - associated with significantly lower | Brief Pain Inventory interference scores | Human | individuals with cLBP | Four sessions of 20 minutes each. | The role of endogenous opioids in mindfulness and sham mindfulness-meditation for the direct alleviation of evoked chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial.cited 3× |
| mindfulness-meditation | Decreases - associated with significantly lower | Brief Pain Inventory severity scores | Human | individuals with cLBP | Four sessions of 20 minutes each. | The role of endogenous opioids in mindfulness and sham mindfulness-meditation for the direct alleviation of evoked chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial.cited 3× |
| mindfulness-meditation | Decreases - reported significantly lower | straight leg-raise induced pain | Human | mindfulness group | Four sessions of 20 minutes each. | The role of endogenous opioids in mindfulness and sham mindfulness-meditation for the direct alleviation of evoked chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial.cited 3× |
| sham mindfulness-meditation | Decreases - associated with significant reductions | back pain during naloxone infusion | Human | individuals with cLBP | Four sessions of 20 minutes each. | The role of endogenous opioids in mindfulness and sham mindfulness-meditation for the direct alleviation of evoked chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial.cited 3× |
| sham mindfulness-meditation | Decreases - associated with significant reductions | back pain during saline infusion | Human | individuals with cLBP | Four sessions of 20 minutes each. | The role of endogenous opioids in mindfulness and sham mindfulness-meditation for the direct alleviation of evoked chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial.cited 3× |
| sham mindfulness-meditation | Decreases - associated with significantly lower | Brief Pain Inventory interference scores | Human | individuals with cLBP | Four sessions of 20 minutes each. | The role of endogenous opioids in mindfulness and sham mindfulness-meditation for the direct alleviation of evoked chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial.cited 3× |
| sham mindfulness-meditation | Decreases - associated with significantly lower | Brief Pain Inventory severity scores | Human | individuals with cLBP | Four sessions of 20 minutes each. | The role of endogenous opioids in mindfulness and sham mindfulness-meditation for the direct alleviation of evoked chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial.cited 3× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - significantly reduced | behavioral and neural pain responses | Human | 40 participants | 4-session mindfulness meditation regimen (specific duration per session not detailed). | Disentangling self from pain: mindfulness meditation-induced pain relief is driven by thalamic-default mode network decoupling.cited 21× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - associated with a novel self-referential nociceptive gating mechanism | pain | Human | — | 4-session mindfulness meditation regimen (specific duration per session not detailed). | Disentangling self from pain: mindfulness meditation-induced pain relief is driven by thalamic-default mode network decoupling.cited 21× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - associated with weaker contralateral thalamic connectivity with the prefrontal cortex | pain relief | Human | — | 4-session mindfulness meditation regimen (specific duration per session not detailed). | Disentangling self from pain: mindfulness meditation-induced pain relief is driven by thalamic-default mode network decoupling.cited 21× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - associated with weaker contralateral thalamic connectivity with the primary somatosensory cortex | pain relief | Human | — | 4-session mindfulness meditation regimen (specific duration per session not detailed). | Disentangling self from pain: mindfulness meditation-induced pain relief is driven by thalamic-default mode network decoupling.cited 21× |
| 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 | No effect - has both immediate and long-term effects | cortical structures and activity involved in attention, emotional responding and pain | Human | — | Not specified | Neuromodulatory treatments for chronic pain: efficacy and mechanisms.cited 111× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - had a positive impact on providing pain relief | diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain (DPNP) | Human | patients with DPNP | 20 minutes daily | Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Mindfulness Meditation on Neuropathic Pain, Fatigue, and Quality of Life in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 33× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - produced significantly greater reductions | negative affective pain signatures | Human | healthy participants | 4 sessions | Mindfulness Meditation and Placebo Modulate Distinct Multivariate Neural Signatures to Reduce Pain.cited 3× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - produced significantly greater reductions | nociceptive-specific pain signatures | Human | healthy participants | 4 sessions | Mindfulness Meditation and Placebo Modulate Distinct Multivariate Neural Signatures to Reduce Pain.cited 3× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - produced significantly greater reductions | pain intensity ratings | Human | healthy participants | 4 sessions | Mindfulness Meditation and Placebo Modulate Distinct Multivariate Neural Signatures to Reduce Pain.cited 3× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - produced significantly greater reductions | pain unpleasantness ratings | Human | healthy participants | 4 sessions | Mindfulness Meditation and Placebo Modulate Distinct Multivariate Neural Signatures to Reduce Pain.cited 3× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - revealed both statistical and clinical significance | neuropathic pain severity | Human | older adults | Not specified | Non-pharmacological management of neuropathic pain in older adults: a systematic review.cited 1× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - being investigated | paediatric functional pain | Human | children with functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPDs) | Not specified | New advances in the treatment of paediatric functional abdominal pain disorders.cited 24× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - beneficial effects | pain | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation Modulates Pain Through Endogenous Opioids.cited 25× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - significantly reduced | pain scores | Human | fifteen healthy experienced mindfulness meditation practitioners | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation Modulates Pain Through Endogenous Opioids.cited 25× |
| mindfulness meditation | No effect - may not reduce | pain | Human | cancer patients | Not specified | Integrative Medicine Therapies for Pain Management in Cancer Patients.cited 82× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - significantly reduce | pain | Human | experimental and clinical settings | Not specified | Mindfulness meditation-based pain relief: a mechanistic account.cited 161× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - significantly attenuates | pain | Human | chronic pain patients | Not specified | Mindfulness meditation-based pain relief: a mechanistic account.cited 161× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - significantly lowered | pain | Human | 78 pain-free participants | Four-session mindfulness meditation regimen (specific duration per session not detailed). | The Role of Expectations and Endogenous Opioids in Mindfulness-Based Relief of Experimentally Induced Acute Pain.cited 12× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - significantly lowered | pain | Human | — | Four-session mindfulness meditation regimen (specific duration per session not detailed). | The Role of Expectations and Endogenous Opioids in Mindfulness-Based Relief of Experimentally Induced Acute Pain.cited 12× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - higher expected pain relief predicted lower pain intensity | pain intensity | Human | — | Four-session mindfulness meditation regimen (specific duration per session not detailed). | The Role of Expectations and Endogenous Opioids in Mindfulness-Based Relief of Experimentally Induced Acute Pain.cited 12× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - relationship between meditation-related expectations and pain intensity reductions was exhibited | pain intensity reductions | Human | — | Four-session mindfulness meditation regimen (specific duration per session not detailed). | The Role of Expectations and Endogenous Opioids in Mindfulness-Based Relief of Experimentally Induced Acute Pain.cited 12× |
| mindfulness meditation | No effect - relationship between meditation-related expectations and pain intensity reductions was not exhibited | pain intensity reductions | Human | — | Four-session mindfulness meditation regimen (specific duration per session not detailed). | The Role of Expectations and Endogenous Opioids in Mindfulness-Based Relief of Experimentally Induced Acute Pain.cited 12× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - induced significant improvement | pain intensity | Human | patients with primary headache pain | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation for Primary Headache Pain: A Meta-Analysis.cited 64× |
| mindfulness meditation | Decreases - may reduce | pain intensity | Human | patients | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation for Primary Headache Pain: A Meta-Analysis.cited 64× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction | Decreases - displayed a significant positive influence | pain intensity | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness Meditation for Primary Headache Pain: A Meta-Analysis.cited 64× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | No effect - will evaluate the mechanisms | pain interference | 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× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | No effect - will determine the extent to which late-treatment improvement is predicted by early-treatment changes | pain interference | 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× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | No effect - will determine the temporal sequence of lagged mediation effects to evaluate rates of change | pain interference | 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× |
| 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× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Decreases - Medium-to-large effect size reductions | pain interference | Human | adults with CLBP | Not specified | The effects of telehealth-delivered mindfulness meditation, cognitive therapy, and behavioral activation for chronic low back pain: a randomized clinical trial.cited 3× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | No effect - affects | pain perception | Human | — | Brief MM training (specific dosage not detailed) | A Brief Mindfulness Meditation Training Increases Pain Threshold and Accelerates Modulation of Response to Tonic Pain in an Experimental Study.cited 16× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Decreases - reduced | pain sensitivity to heat stimuli | Human | adults with opioid-treated chronic low back pain (CLBP) | Eight weekly therapist-led MM sessions and at-home practice (specific duration/frequency not detailed). | Cost of opioid-treated chronic low back pain: Findings from a pilot randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation-based intervention.cited 7× |
| mindfulness meditation (MM) | Decreases - reduced | pain severity ratings | Human | adults with opioid-treated chronic low back pain (CLBP) | Eight weekly therapist-led MM sessions and at-home practice (specific duration/frequency not detailed). | Cost of opioid-treated chronic low back pain: Findings from a pilot randomized controlled trial of mindfulness meditation-based intervention.cited 7× |
| Mindfulness meditation | Decreases - can be helpful in improving | pain symptoms and pain perception | Human | — | Not specified | Evidence-Based Non-Pharmacological Therapies for Fibromyalgia.cited 40× |
| Mindfulness meditation (MM) | Decreases - led to significantly less | pain unpleasantness | Human | Total joint arthroplasty patients | Single 15-minute group session. | Brief preoperative mind-body therapies for total joint arthroplasty patients: a randomized controlled trial.cited 40× |
| Mindfulness meditation (MM) | Decreases - led to significantly less | preoperative pain intensity | Human | Total joint arthroplasty patients | Single 15-minute group session. | Brief preoperative mind-body therapies for total joint arthroplasty patients: a randomized controlled trial.cited 40× |
| Mindfulness meditation (MM) | Decreases - decreased | preoperative pain medication desire | Human | Total joint arthroplasty patients | Single 15-minute group session. | Brief preoperative mind-body therapies for total joint arthroplasty patients: a randomized controlled trial.cited 40× |
| telehealth Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) plus usual care | Decreases - reduced | ecological momentary assessments of pain | Human | participants receiving MT for OUD and experiencing chronic pain | 8 weekly, 2-hour telehealth group sessions. | Telehealth Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement vs Usual Care in Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder and Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 18× |
| mindfulness meditation app | No effect - consistent with no benefit | pain acceptance scores | Human | women with chronic pelvic pain | Daily mindfulness meditation via app (specific duration/frequency not detailed beyond 60-day intervention). | MEMPHIS: a smartphone app using psychological approaches for women with chronic pelvic pain presenting to gynaecology clinics: a randomised feasibility trial.cited 23× |
| mindfulness meditation app | No effect - consistent with no benefit | pain acceptance scores | Human | women with chronic pelvic pain | Daily mindfulness meditation via app (specific duration/frequency not detailed beyond 60-day intervention). | MEMPHIS: a smartphone app using psychological approaches for women with chronic pelvic pain presenting to gynaecology clinics: a randomised feasibility trial.cited 23× |
| 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× |
| mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting (MBCP) | Increases - significantly superior to ECAU in increasing | acceptance of labor pain | Human | pregnant women with high FOC and partners | Not specified | Fear of childbirth, nonurgent obstetric interventions, and newborn outcomes: A randomized controlled trial comparing mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting with enhanced care as usual.cited 24× |
| mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting (MBCP) | Decreases - significantly superior to ECAU in decreasing | catastrophizing of labor pain | Human | pregnant women with high FOC and partners | Not specified | Fear of childbirth, nonurgent obstetric interventions, and newborn outcomes: A randomized controlled trial comparing mindfulness-based childbirth and parenting with enhanced care as usual.cited 24× |
| Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting (MBCP) | No effect - Decreases in neither | catastrophic beliefs about labour pain | Human | — | Not specified | Mindful awareness as a mechanism of change for natural childbirth in pregnant women with high fear of childbirth: a randomised controlled trial.cited 4× |
| mindfulness-based body scan | Decreases - significant reduction | pain interfering with social relations | 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 body scan | Decreases - significant reduction | pain related distress | 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 body scan | No effect - none of the ratings were significantly different | pain severity, pain related distress, perceived ability for daily activities, perceived likelihood of pain interfering with social relations, and mindfulness | 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 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× |
| 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 with CBT | No effect - evidence is very uncertain about the effect | pain intensity and frequency | Human | IBD patients | Not specified | Interventions for the management of abdominal pain in Crohn's disease and inflammatory bowel disease.cited 39× |
| 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) | No effect - modulated | mindful reinterpretation of pain sensations | Human | past and present U.S. military personnel with prescriptions for long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain | 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 - reduced | pain catastrophizing | Human | past and present U.S. military personnel with prescriptions for long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain | 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 - was superior to supportive psychotherapy in reducing | pain-related functional interference | Human | past and present U.S. military personnel with prescriptions for long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain | 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 - was superior to supportive psychotherapy in reducing | pain severity | Human | past and present U.S. military personnel with prescriptions for long-term opioid therapy for chronic pain | 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 (MORE) | Decreases - significantly greater reductions | errors of commission on trials with pain-related distractors relative to trials with neutral distractors | Human | adults with chronic pain and long-term prescription opioid use | Not specified | Effects of Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement Versus Social Support on Negative Affective Interference During Inhibitory Control Among Opioid-Treated Chronic Pain Patients: A Pilot Mechanistic Study.cited 16× |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) | Decreases - inverse association | improvements in emotional response inhibition and treatment-related reductions in pain severity | Human | adults with chronic pain and long-term prescription opioid use | Not specified | Effects of Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement Versus Social Support on Negative Affective Interference During Inhibitory Control Among Opioid-Treated Chronic Pain Patients: A Pilot Mechanistic Study.cited 16× |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) | Decreases - significantly reduced | pain attentional bias (AB) | Human | chronic pain patients receiving opioid analgesics | Not specified | Mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement reduces pain attentional bias in chronic pain patients.cited 72× |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) | Decreases - significantly greater reductions | pain interference | Human | Chronic pain patients | Not specified | Mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement for chronic pain and prescription opioid misuse: results from an early-stage randomized controlled trial.cited 235× |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) | Decreases - significantly greater reductions | pain severity | Human | Chronic pain patients | Not specified | Mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement for chronic pain and prescription opioid misuse: results from an early-stage randomized controlled trial.cited 235× |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) | Increases - increased | reinterpretation of pain sensations | Human | Chronic pain patients | Not specified | Mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement for chronic pain and prescription opioid misuse: results from an early-stage randomized controlled trial.cited 235× |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) | Decreases - superior to supportive psychotherapy for pain-related functional interference | pain-related functional interference | Human | participants | 8 weekly 2-hour group sessions (minimum dose: 4 sessions). | Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement vs Supportive Group Therapy for Co-occurring Opioid Misuse and Chronic Pain in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 88× |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) | Decreases - superior to supportive psychotherapy for pain severity | pain severity | Human | participants | 8 weekly 2-hour group sessions (minimum dose: 4 sessions). | Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement vs Supportive Group Therapy for Co-occurring Opioid Misuse and Chronic Pain in Primary Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 88× |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) | Decreases - significantly greater reductions | pain severity | Human | Patients with opioid-treated chronic pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement reduces opioid misuse risk via analgesic and positive psychological mechanisms: A randomized controlled trial.cited 97× |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) | Decreases - mediated the effect | pain severity | Human | Patients with opioid-treated chronic pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement reduces opioid misuse risk via analgesic and positive psychological mechanisms: A randomized controlled trial.cited 97× |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) | Decreases - significantly greater improvements | pain unpleasantness | Human | Participants with OUD and chronic pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement reduces opioid craving among individuals with opioid use disorder and chronic pain in medication assisted treatment: Ecological momentary assessments from a stage 1 randomized controlled trial.cited 62× |
| 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-based programs | Decreases - well-documented effectiveness | chronic nonmalignant pain | Human | — | Not specified | Psychotherapeutic interventions for chronic pain: Evidence, rationale, and advantages.cited 17× |
| Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) | Decreases - helpful for treating | distress, depression and stress, as well as sleep disturbance, pain and fatigue | Human | cancer survivors | Not specified. | Protocol for the MATCH study (Mindfulness and Tai Chi for cancer health): A preference-based multi-site randomized comparative effectiveness trial (CET) of Mindfulness-Based Cancer Recovery (MBCR) vs. Tai Chi/Qigong (TCQ) for cancer survivors.cited 19× |
| Mindfulness-based cancer recovery (MBCR) | Decreases - is an evidence-based intervention for treating | symptoms including fatigue, insomnia, pain and nausea/vomiting | Human | cancer patients | 12 real-time interactive weekly sessions. | The ONE-MIND Study: Rationale and protocol for assessing the effects of ONlinE MINDfulness-based cancer recovery for the prevention of fatigue and other common side effects during chemotherapy.cited 18× |
| brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention (bMBI) | Increases - mediated the effect on | affective pain improvement | Human | women with endometriosis-related pain | Not specified. | Mindfulness-Based Intervention Effect on the Psychophysiological Marker of Self-Regulation in Women With Endometriosis-Related Chronic Pain.cited 2× |
| brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention (bMBI) | Decreases - improved | endometriosis-related pain | Human | women with deep endometriosis who remain symptomatic despite undergoing conventional medical treatment | Not specified | A single-blind, randomized, pilot study of a brief mindfulness-based intervention for the endometriosis-related pain management.cited 24× |
| brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention (bMBI) | Decreases - useful for managing | endometriosis-related pain | Human | women with deep endometriosis who remain symptomatic despite undergoing conventional medical treatment | Not specified | A single-blind, randomized, pilot study of a brief mindfulness-based intervention for the endometriosis-related pain management.cited 24× |
| brief Mindfulness-Based Intervention (bMBI) | Decreases - significantly improved | pain unpleasantness | Human | women with deep endometriosis who remain symptomatic despite undergoing conventional medical treatment | Not specified | A single-blind, randomized, pilot study of a brief mindfulness-based intervention for the endometriosis-related pain management.cited 24× |
| brief mindfulness-based intervention | Decreases - effective for immediately reducing | 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× |
| 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× |
| brief mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) | Increases - significant positive effects for pain self-efficacy | pain self-efficacy | Human | persistent pain patients | 15-minute mindfulness body-scan audio, used independently over 1 month | Pilot randomised controlled trial of a brief mindfulness-based intervention for those with persistent pain.cited 7× |
| brief mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) | No effect - no significant immediate intervention effects | pain severity, distraction and distress | Human | persistent pain patients | 15-minute mindfulness body-scan audio, used independently over 1 month | Pilot randomised controlled trial of a brief mindfulness-based intervention for those with persistent pain.cited 7× |
| 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. |
| Mindfulness therapy | Increases - has been shown to improve | pain-related functions | Human | — | Not available | The Role of Mindfulness Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Pain. |
| mindfulness therapy | Decreases - improved and reduced | pain | Human | women living with endometriosis (EMS) | Not specified | Pain-focused psychological interventions in women with endometriosis: A systematic review.cited 14× |
| mindfulness meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based intervention | Decreases - decreased | pain sensitivity to thermal stimuli | Human | Adults with CLBP, prescribed ≥30 mg/day of morphine-equivalent dose (MED) for at least 3 months | Eight weekly group sessions plus 30 minutes/day, 6 days/week of at-home practice. | Mindfulness Meditation and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention Reduces Pain Severity and Sensitivity in Opioid-Treated Chronic Low Back Pain: Pilot Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 69× |
| mindfulness meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT)-based intervention | Decreases - reduced | pain severity ratings | Human | Adults with CLBP, prescribed ≥30 mg/day of morphine-equivalent dose (MED) for at least 3 months | Eight weekly group sessions plus 30 minutes/day, 6 days/week of at-home practice. | Mindfulness Meditation and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention Reduces Pain Severity and Sensitivity in Opioid-Treated Chronic Low Back Pain: Pilot Findings from a Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 69× |
| mind-body therapies like mindfulness | Increases - are beneficial | psychological and biological aspects of pain | Human | persons aged 65 and older with fibromyalgia | Not specified | The Effects of Mindfulness Interventions on Fibromyalgia in Adults aged 65 and Older: A Window to Effective Therapy. |
| mindfulness meditation-based interventions (MMIs) | Increases - improved | pain acceptance and coping | Human | populations with physical conditions | Not specified | Overview of Systematic Reviews of Mindfulness Meditation-based Interventions for People With Long-term Conditions.cited 8× |
| mindfulness meditation program (mindfulness-based stress reduction [MBSR]) | Increases - significant medium to large size effects | feeling in control of the pain | Human | patients with nonspecific chronic pain | Not specified | Effects of mindfulness meditation on chronic pain: a randomized controlled trial.cited 81× |
| mindfulness meditation program (mindfulness-based stress reduction [MBSR]) | Increases - significant medium to large size effects | pain acceptance | Human | patients with nonspecific chronic pain | Not specified | Effects of mindfulness meditation on chronic pain: a randomized controlled trial.cited 81× |
| mindfulness meditation program (mindfulness-based stress reduction [MBSR]) | No effect - Small (nonsignificant) effect sizes | pain measures | Human | patients with nonspecific chronic pain | Not specified | Effects of mindfulness meditation on chronic pain: a randomized controlled trial.cited 81× |
| mindfulness meditation program | Decreases - reducing | pain | Human | older adults with CLBP | Not specified | The design and methods of the aging successfully with pain study.cited 12× |
| mindfulness therapies | No effect - no significant differences were discovered | pain | Human | patients with PD | Not specified | Mindfulness or meditation therapy for Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.cited 8× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - resulted in greater improvement | back pain and functional limitations | Human | adults with chronic low back pain | MBSR was delivered in 8 weekly 2-hour group sessions. | Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Usual Care on Back Pain and Functional Limitations in Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 450× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - percentage of participants with clinically meaningful improvement | pain bothersomeness | Human | adults with chronic low back pain | MBSR was delivered in 8 weekly 2-hour group sessions. | Effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or Usual Care on Back Pain and Functional Limitations in Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 450× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | No effect - has not been well-studied | chronic back pain | Human | chronic back pain patients | Eight weekly 2-hour group sessions (MBSR included an optional 6-hour retreat) | Comparison of complementary and alternative medicine with conventional mind-body therapies for chronic back pain: protocol for the Mind-body Approaches to Pain (MAP) randomized controlled trial.cited 26× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction | Decreases - should initially select | chronic low back pain | Human | patients with chronic low back pain | Not specified | Noninvasive Treatments for Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Low Back Pain: A Clinical Practice Guideline From the American College of Physicians.cited 1,852× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction | Decreases - are effective | chronic low back pain | Human | — | Not specified | Nonpharmacologic Therapies for Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review for an American College of Physicians Clinical Practice Guideline.cited 524× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - is an evidence-based non-pharmacological approach for | chronic low back pain (cLBP) | Human | — | Not specified (intervention modeled on MBSR, typically 8 weeks with weekly sessions). | The design and methods of the OPTIMUM study: A multisite pragmatic randomized clinical trial of a telehealth group mindfulness program for persons with chronic low back pain.cited 12× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - are effective | chronic low back pain (CLBP) | Human | adults aged 20 to 70 years with CLBP | Not specified | Moderators and Nonspecific Predictors of Treatment Benefits in a Randomized Trial of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction vs Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy vs Usual Care for Chronic Low Back Pain.cited 8× |
| 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 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 - reduce | pain intensity | 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 - reduce | pain-related disability | 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 | No effect - insufficient evidence to draw conclusions on effectiveness | chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) | Human | patients with chronic pain after spinal surgery or phantom limb pain | Not specified | Systematic review of management of chronic pain after surgery.cited 70× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction | Decreases - demonstrated a correlation between patients' mindfulness-based stress reduction and improvement | DN pain severity | Human | patients | Not specified | Psychologic Impacts on Diabetic Neuropathic Pain.cited 4× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - decreased experimentally induced pain intensity | experimentally induced pain intensity | Human | adults who experienced between 4 and 20 migraine days per month | 2-hour weekly group sessions for 8 weeks. | Effectiveness of Mindfulness Meditation vs Headache Education for Adults With Migraine: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 96× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - decreased experimentally induced pain unpleasantness | experimentally induced pain unpleasantness | Human | adults who experienced between 4 and 20 migraine days per month | 2-hour weekly group sessions for 8 weeks. | Effectiveness of Mindfulness Meditation vs Headache Education for Adults With Migraine: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 96× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - had improvements from baseline at all follow-up time points | pain catastrophizing | Human | adults who experienced between 4 and 20 migraine days per month | 2-hour weekly group sessions for 8 weeks. | Effectiveness of Mindfulness Meditation vs Headache Education for Adults With Migraine: A Randomized Clinical Trial.cited 96× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - Greater improvements in knee pain | knee pain | Human | people with arthritis scheduled for TJA with a well-being score <40 | Eight-week MBSR program (specific frequency not detailed). | The effect of mindfulness training prior to total joint arthroplasty on post-operative pain and physical function: A randomised controlled trial.cited 21× |
| 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× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | No effect - did not significantly alter | pain | Human | female fibromyalgia patients | Not specified | Mindfulness meditation alleviates fibromyalgia symptoms in women: results of a randomized clinical trial.cited 85× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction | Increases - Small to moderate effect sizes were also found for | pain | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness-based stress reduction for long-term physical conditions: A systematic review.cited 45× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction | Increases - may be useful | pain conditions | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness-based stress reduction for long-term physical conditions: A systematic review.cited 45× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - significantly improvement | pain | Human | patients with chronic headache | Eight-week MBSR program with one 90-minute session per week and daily home practice. | The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Perceived Pain Intensity and Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Headache.cited 55× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - significantly greater reductions | pain | Human | Breast and colorectal cancer survivors (stage 0-III) with clinically significant CRF | Not specified | Randomized controlled pilot trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction compared to psychoeducational support for persistently fatigued breast and colorectal cancer survivors.cited 80× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | No effect - were not statistically significant | pain | Human | breast cancer patients | Not specified | Effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) on symptom variables and health-related quality of life in breast cancer patients-a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 97× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - produce reductions | pain | Human | people with chronic pain conditions | Eight individual sessions (frequency not specified). | Cognitive therapy, mindfulness-based stress reduction, and behavior therapy for the treatment of chronic pain: randomized controlled trial.cited 32× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction | Decreases - respond to | pain | Human | cLBP patients | Not specified | An Interventional Response Phenotyping Study in Chronic Low Back Pain: Protocol for a Mechanistic Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 5× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - decreased | pain | Human | caregivers (CGs) of patients affected by Alzheimer's disease at early stage | Not specified | Effects of Mindfulness Based Interventions in Adults and Older Adults Caregivers of Patients with Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease: A Randomized Pilot Study. |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | No effect - reported no short-term or long-term improvements | pain | Human | older adults (age ≥ 65 years) with chronic specific or non-specific low back pain | Not specified | Mindfulness-based stress reduction for low back pain. A systematic review.cited 117× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - reported larger short-term improvements | pain acceptance | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness-based stress reduction for low back pain. A systematic review.cited 117× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - there is limited evidence that MBSR can improve | pain acceptance | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness-based stress reduction for low back pain. A systematic review.cited 117× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - reported significant and clinically important short-term improvements | pain intensity | Human | patients with failed back surgery syndrome | Not specified | Mindfulness-based stress reduction for low back pain. A systematic review.cited 117× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | No effect - found inconclusive evidence of effectiveness | pain intensity | Human | chronic low back pain patients | Not specified | Mindfulness-based stress reduction for low back pain. A systematic review.cited 117× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | No effect - no significant difference in improving | pain | Human | breast cancer patients | 8-week and 6-week MBSR interventions (specific session frequency not detailed). | The use of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for breast cancer patients-meta-analysis.cited 4× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - have been shown to improve | pain and psychological well-being | Human | patients with migraine | Not specified | Enhanced mindfulness-based stress reduction in episodic migraine-effects on sleep quality, anxiety, stress, and depression: a secondary analysis of a randomized clinical trial.cited 24× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - associated with an improvement | pain intensity | Human | patients who suffer from CLBP | Not specified | Psychological Approaches for the Integrative Care of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Metanalysis.cited 28× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | No effect - modify | pain-related outcomes | Human | patients who suffer from CLBP | Not specified | Psychological Approaches for the Integrative Care of Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Metanalysis.cited 28× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - improved | pain intensity | Human | MBSR participants | Not specified | A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for HIV-Associated Chronic Pain.cited 21× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - modest improvements | pain measures | Human | 32 inner city, HIV-infected participants | Not specified | A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for HIV-Associated Chronic Pain.cited 21× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Increases - perceived as useful | pain relief | Human | — | Not specified | A Mixed-Methods Pilot Study of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for HIV-Associated Chronic Pain.cited 21× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - clinically important advantages relative to control | pain intensity | Human | patients with chronic pain (CP) | Not specified | Comparative evaluation of group-based mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment and management of chronic pain: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.cited 94× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | No effect - no evidence of an important difference | pain intensity | Human | patients with chronic pain (CP) | Not specified | Comparative evaluation of group-based mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive behavioural therapy for the treatment and management of chronic pain: A systematic review and network meta-analysis.cited 94× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - is beneficial for | pain management | Human | — | Not specified | Mindfulness meditation practices as adjunctive treatments for psychiatric disorders.cited 28× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction | No effect - investigated | pain outcomes | Human | subjects with a chronic pain condition | Not specified | A Systematic Review of Biological Mechanisms and Chronic Pain Outcomes During Stress Reduction Interventions.cited 4× |
| Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Increases - demonstrates effectiveness | pain-related and functional disorders | Human | — | 8 weekly classes plus a day-long retreat (attendance of at least 5 classes and the retreat defined as adherent). | Recruitment, retention, and adherence in a randomized feasibility trial of mindfulness-based stress reduction for patients with migraine.cited 6× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - showed greater improvements | pain self-efficacy | Human | patients suffering from migraine | Not specified | Is Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction a Promising and Feasible Intervention for Patients Suffering from Migraine? A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.cited 29× |
| mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - showed greater improvements | sensory pain perception | Human | patients suffering from migraine | Not specified | Is Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction a Promising and Feasible Intervention for Patients Suffering from Migraine? A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.cited 29× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - improved | Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (PSEQ) scores | Human | women with IC/BPS | 8-week MBSR class (frequency not specified). | Mindfulness-based stress reduction as a novel treatment for interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.cited 48× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | No effect - did not differ | visual analog pain scale (VAS) change | Human | women with IC/BPS | 8-week MBSR class (frequency not specified). | Mindfulness-based stress reduction as a novel treatment for interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.cited 48× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - has demonstrated clinically meaningful effectiveness | several chronic-pain syndromes | Human | — | 8-week community-based MBSR class (specific frequency not detailed). | Conducting a pilot randomized controlled trial of community-based mindfulness-based stress reduction versus usual care for moderate-to-severe migraine: protocol for the Mindfulness and Migraine Study (M&M).cited 7× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Increases - increased | temporal summation of heat pain intensity ratings | Human | women with early life abuse (ELAb) | Standard MBSR (8-week program, exact dosage not specified). | Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Experimental Pain Sensitivity and Cortisol Responses in Women With Early Life Abuse: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 11× |
| Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - decreased | temporal summation of heat pain intensity ratings | Human | women without early life abuse (ELAb) | Standard MBSR (8-week program, exact dosage not specified). | Effects of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on Experimental Pain Sensitivity and Cortisol Responses in Women With Early Life Abuse: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 11× |
| Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) | Decreases - led to reductions | thermal pain ratings | Human | 63 participants | Not specified | The validation of an active control intervention for Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR).cited 192× |
| mindfulness and CBT | Decreases - improving | pain | Human | EDS/JHMS | Not specified | Quality of Life With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/Joint Hypermobility Syndrome: A Systematic Review of Psychosocial Interventions. |
| Mindfulness-Oriented Recovery Enhancement (MORE) plus methadone TAU | Decreases - significantly lower levels of | pain | Human | Randomized individuals in MMT | Eight weekly two-hour MORE group sessions. | A pilot randomized clinical trial of mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement as an adjunct to methadone treatment for people with opioid use disorder and chronic pain: Impact on illicit drug use, health, and well-being.cited 35× |
| adapted mindfulness program (AMP) | Decreases - reduced | scores of pain catastrophizing | Human | female nursing technicians with chronic pain symptoms | Weekly 60-minute AMP sessions. | Effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention in the Management of Musculoskeletal Pain in Nursing Workers.cited 16× |
| mindfulness-based practices | Decreases - help reduce | pain | Human | patients with rheumatic diseases | Not specified | An integrated approach to the treatment of Rheumatic diseases: the role of psychological interventions.cited 2× |
| mindfulness-based practices | No effect - evidence is encouraging | treatment of neuropathic pain | Human | patients with neuropathic pain | Not specified | Integrative neuromuscular medicine: Neuropathy and neuropathic pain: Consider the alternatives.cited 15× |
| 8-week mindfulness-based art therapy (MBAT) intervention, Walkabout: Looking In, Looking Out | No effect - no significant changes | pain | Human | outpatients with cancer | Not specified. | A Pilot Study of a Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy Intervention in Outpatients With Cancer.cited 16× |
| Mindfulness Meditation training | Decreases - demonstrated noticeable improvement | pain | Human | Chronic pain patients who suffer with anxiety and depression | Three days a week for an hour of Mindfulness Meditation training, plus an hour daily home practice. | Observing the Effects of Mindfulness-Based Meditation on Anxiety and Depression in Chronic Pain Patients.cited 13× |
| mindfulness-based group cognitive behavior therapy (M-gCBT) | Decreases - decreased | vaginal insertion pain | Human | participants with provoked localized vulvodynia | 8 weekly sessions for M-gCBT; 8 weeks of online education with 3 in-person group visits for education support. | Mindfulness-Based Group Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Provoked Localized Vulvodynia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.cited 16× |
| mindfulness and pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT) | Decreases - there was a statistical difference for the Pain Catastrophizing Scale after treatment | Pain Catastrophizing Scale | Human | women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) | Not specified | Pelvic floor physical therapy and mindfulness: approaches for chronic pelvic pain in women-a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 17× |
| mindfulness and pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT) | Decreases - there was a statistical difference for the Pain Catastrophizing Scale during follow-up | Pain Catastrophizing Scale | Human | women with chronic pelvic pain (CPP) | Not specified | Pelvic floor physical therapy and mindfulness: approaches for chronic pelvic pain in women-a systematic review and meta-analysis.cited 17× |
| mindfulness yoga treatment | No effect - were not different | pain | Human | early-stage breast cancer patients | Not specified | Effect of mindfulness yoga on anxiety and depression in early breast cancer patients received adjuvant chemotherapy: a randomized clinical trial.cited 38× |
| secular mindfulness | No effect - aims to test the effects | physiology: pain tolerance, pain intensity, stress reactivity assessed via heart rate (HR) and heart rate variability (HRV) | Human | Christian and Muslim samples | Daily 20-minute guided meditation sessions. | Interpersonal and individual effects of an app-based Christian and Islamic heart meditation intervention in healthy adults: protocol of a stratified randomised controlled trial.cited 1× |