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SynthesisRheumatology international2013

Efficacy and safety of meditative movement therapies in fibromyalgia syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Jost Langhorst, Petra Klose, Gustav J Dobos, Kathrin Bernardy, Winfried Häuser

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Synthesis in Rheumatology international, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 64 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

64 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 191 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Ameliorative effects of Tai Chi on cancer-related fatigue: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018
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  11. Health benefits of tai chi: What is the evidence?Canadian family physician Medecin de famille canadien · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jost LanghorstDepartment of Internal and Integrative Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, 45276 Essen, Germany. j.langhorst@kliniken-essen-mitte.de
Petra Klose
Gustav J Dobos
Kathrin Bernardy
Winfried Häuser
Kliniken Essen-Mitte · DEKlinikum Saarbrücken · DESaarland University · DEUniversity of Duisburg-Essen · DE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A systematic review with meta-analysis of the efficacy and safety of meditative movement therapies (Qigong, Tai Chi and Yoga) in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) was carried out. We screened Clinicaltrials.Gov, Cochrane Library, PsycINFO, PubMed and Scopus (through December 2010) and the reference sections of original studies for meditative movement therapies (MMT) in FMS. Randomized controlled trials (RCT) comparing MMT to controls were analysed. Outcomes of efficacy were pain, sleep, fatigue, depression and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Effects were summarized using standardized mean differences (SMD [95% confidence interval]). Outcomes of safety were drop out because of adverse events and serious adverse events. A total of 7 out of 117 studies with 362 subjects and a median of 12 sessions (range 8-24) were included. MMT reduced sleep disturbances (-0.61 [-0.95, -0.27]; 0.0004), fatigue (-0.66 [-0.99, -0.34]; <0.0001), depression (-0.49 [-0.76, -0.22]; 0.0004) and limitations of HRQOL (-0.59 [-0.93, -0.24]; 0.0009), but not pain (-0.35 [-0.80, 0.11]; 0.14) compared to controls at final treatment. The significant effects on sleep disturbances (-0.52 [-0.97, -0.07]; 0.02) and HRQOL (-0.66 [-1.31, -0.01]; 0.05) could be maintained after a median of 4.5 (range 3-6) months. In subgroup analyses, only Yoga yielded significant effects on pain, fatigue, depression and HRQOL at final treatment. Drop out rate because of adverse events was 3.1%. No serious adverse events were reported. MMT are safe. Yoga had short-term beneficial effects on some key domains of FMS. There is a need for high-quality studies with larger sample sizes to confirm the results.

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Exercise TherapyMind-Body TherapiesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicBreathing ExercisesChronic PainDepressionFatigueFibromyalgiaHumansMeditationPatient DropoutsQuality of LifeRelaxationSleep Wake DisordersTai JiTreatment Outcome

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PMID22350253
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