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Trial reportAnnals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine2015

Mindfulness meditation alleviates fibromyalgia symptoms in women: results of a randomized clinical trial.

Elizabeth Cash, Paul Salmon, Inka Weissbecker, Whitney N Rebholz, René Bayley-Veloso, Lauren A Zimmaro, Andrea Floyd, Eric Dedert, Sandra E Sephton

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 66 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

66 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. Systematic Review for the Medical Applications of Meditation in Randomized Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  12. Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2017
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  13. Use of Salivary Diurnal Cortisol as an Outcome Measure in Randomised Controlled Trials: a Systematic Review.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2016
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Elizabeth CashDepartment of Surgery, Division of Otolaryngology, University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA.
Paul Salmon
Inka Weissbecker
Whitney N Rebholz
René Bayley-Veloso
Lauren A Zimmaro
Andrea Floyd
Eric Dedert
Sandra E Sephton

Funding

Combined Smoking Cessation and Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSDIK2CX000718 · VA · DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER · PI DEDERT, ERIC A · 2013 to 2017
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CSRD VA IK2 CX000718
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSeveral recent reviews have evaluated evidence on the efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) among fibromyalgia sufferers, and concluded that more research should test effects on both psychological and physiological functioning. PURPOSE: We conducted a randomized prospective trial of MBSR among female fibromyalgia patients.

methodsEffects on perceived stress, pain, sleep quality, fatigue, symptom severity, and salivary cortisol were tested in treatment (n=51) versus wait-list control participants (n=40) using data at baseline, post-program, and 2-month follow-up.

resultsAnalyses revealed that MBSR significantly reduced perceived stress, sleep disturbance, and symptom severity, with gains maintained at follow-up. Greater home practice at follow-up was associated with reduced symptom severity. MBSR did not significantly alter pain, physical functioning, or cortisol profiles.

conclusionMBSR ameliorated some of the major symptoms of fibromyalgia and reduced subjective illness burden. Further exploration of MBSR effects on physiological stress responses is warranted. These results support use of MBSR as a complementary treatment for women with fibromyalgia ( ISRCTN: 34628811).

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Outcome Assessment, Health CareAdultCost of IllnessFemaleFibromyalgiaFollow-Up StudiesHumansMeditationMindfulness

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PMID25425224
PMCPMC4802162

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