Trial reportInfluenza and other respiratory viruses2013
Advantage of meditation over exercise in reducing cold and flu illness is related to improved function and quality of life.
Trial report in Influenza and other respiratory viruses, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01057771 (Meditation and Exercise for Prevention of Acute Respiratory Infection), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Meditation and Exercise for Prevention of Acute Respiratory Infection
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mindfulness-based programmes for mental health promotion in adults in nonclinical settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.PLoS medicine · 2021Pooled it
- Exercise versus no exercise for the occurrence, severity, and duration of acute respiratory infections.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Adjunct tele-yoga on clinical status at 14 days in hospitalized patients with mild and moderate COVID-19: A randomized control trial.Frontiers in public health · 2023Trial
- Mediational pathways of meditation and exercise on mental health and perceived stress: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of health psychology · 2020Trial
- Meditation or exercise for preventing acute respiratory infection (MEPARI-2): A randomized controlled trial.PloS one · 2018Trial
- Association of interleukin-8 and neutrophils with nasal symptom severity during acute respiratory infection.Journal of medical virology · 2015Trial
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- Individual participant data systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials assessing adult mindfulness-based programmes for mental health promotion in non-clinical settings.Nature. Mental health · 2023Article
- Yoga, immunity and COVID-19: A scoping review.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2022Article
- Perceived stress, resilience, well-being, and COVID 19 response in Isha yoga practitioners compared to matched controls: A research protocol.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2021Article
- Investigation of the natural supplement IQP-AS-119 for the prevention of upper respiratory tract infections in marathon race participants: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study.Experimental and therapeutic medicine · 2021Article
- Yoga Practice Is Beneficial for Maintaining Healthy Lifestyle and Endurance Under Restrictions and Stress Imposed by Lockdown During COVID-19 Pandemic.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
- Predictors of Mindfulness Meditation and Exercise Practice, from MEPARI-2, a randomized controlled trial.Mindfulness · 2019Article
- Mindfulness and Climate Change Action: A Feasibility Study.Sustainability · 2018Article
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- The Relationship Between Focused Attention Meditation Practice Habits, Psychological Symptoms, and Quality of Life.Journal of religion and health · 2016Article
- Mindful Climate Action: Health and Environmental Co-Benefits from Mindfulness-Based Behavioral Training.Sustainability · 2016Article
- Complementary and alternative medicine use and absenteeism among individuals with chronic disease.BMC complementary and alternative medicine · 2016Article
- Self-Reported Mental Health Predicts Acute Respiratory Infection.WMJ : official publication of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin · 2015Article
- Item reduction of the Wisconsin Upper Respiratory Symptom Survey (WURSS-21) leads to the WURSS-11.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2014Article
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Abstract
purposeTo examine whether apparent advantages following training in meditation over exercise can be attributed to specific symptoms, functional impairments, or quality-of-life indicators assessed by the Wisconsin Upper Respiratory Symptom Survey (WURSS-24).
methodsResults from the randomized controlled trial "Meditation or Exercise for Preventing Acute Respiratory Illness" showed mean global severity and total days of illness were worse in control (358, 8·9) compared with exercise (248, 5·1) or meditation (144, 5·0). Global severity of illness was estimated using area under the curve from daily self-reported severity scores on the WURSS-24. For this project, we estimated within-group WURSS item-level severity and between-group effect sizes (Cohen's "d" statistic) relative to control. The item-level effect sizes were grouped into (i) symptom and (ii) function and quality of life domains.
resultsAmong the three groups, mediators showed the lowest severity estimates for 21 of 22 WURSS items. Item-level Cohen's "d" indicated most benefit was evident in WURSS items representing function and quality of life. Compared with exercise, meditation fostered larger reductions in illness severity, although due mostly to improved function and the quality of life domain (d=-0·33, P<0·001) compared with symptom domain (d=-0·22, P<0·001).
conclusionsThe apparent advantage of training in meditation over exercise for reducing cold and flu illness is explained more by improved function and quality of life than by a reduction in symptom severity.
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