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A Meta-analysis of the Effect of Mindfulness Therapy on Neuropathic Pain of Patients

Hongying Jia, GY Yang, YT Xiao

May 13, 2023 DOI: 10.37766/inplasy2023.5.0052 (opens in new tab)

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Characteristics Systematic review protocol
Intervention Mindfulness-based stress therapy
Topics Meditation
Key findings The protocol proposes to assess whether mindfulness-based stress therapy reduces pain in people with neuropathic pain, with pain score as the primary outcome and anxiety, depression, quality of life, and sleep quality as secondary outcomes. It reports background prevalence figures: 6%-7.7% in the general population, 20%-24% among diabetic patients, and 25%-50% among people over 50. No results are available.

Abstract

Review question / Objective: Objective :To evaluate the effect of mindfulness-based therapy on patients with neuropathic pain.Patient: Patients with neuropathic pain.Intervention: Mindfulness-based stress therapy.Outcome index: The main index was pain score; Secondary indexes were anxiety and depression scale, quality of life scale, sleep quality scale, etc. Study design.Case-control study.Condition being studied: Neuropathic pain is actually a very common disease, with an incidence of 6%-7.7% in the general population.About 20%-24% of diabetic p a t i e n t s h a v e d i a b e t i c p e r i p h e r a l neuropathic pain.About 25% to 50% of patients over the age of 50 who are INPLASY 1 International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols

Comparable studies

Other systematic reviews and meta-analyses on meditation, most cited first.

Study Year Design Participants
Meditation Programs for Psychological Stress and Well-being Diverse adult clinical populations 2014 Meta-analysis n = 3,515
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Stress Management in Healthy People: A Review and Meta-Analysis Healthy subjects 2009 Systematic review and meta-analysis
The psychological effects of meditation: A meta-analysis. Nonclinical groups of adult meditators 2012 Meta-analysis n = 163
Efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy in Prevention of Depressive Relapse Adults with recurrent depression in full or partial remission 2016 Meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomized controlled trials n = 1,258
Mindfulness‐Based Stress Reduction and Mindfulness‐Based Cognitive Therapy – a systematic review of randomized controlled trials 2011 Systematic review

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