Trial reportGeriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)
Mindfulness meditation in older adults with postherpetic neuralgia: a randomized controlled pilot study.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Rehabilitation interventions for neuropathic pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Mindfulness Meditation for Chronic Pain: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2017Pooled it
- Comparison of efficacy and safety of non-oral therapeutic interventions for zoster-associated pain: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in neurologyPooled it
- Immunoinflammatory mechanisms and emerging therapies for postherpetic neuralgia.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026Review
- Meditation-Based Therapies for Chronic Neuropathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Cureus · 2024Review
- Psychologically based interventions for adults with chronic neuropathic pain: a scoping review.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2024Article
- Yoga as a complementary therapy in neuropathic pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Review
- The Impact of Mindfulness Meditation on the Psychosomatic Spectrum of Oral Diseases: Mapping the Evidence.Journal of lifestyle medicine · 2022Review
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Abstract
This parallel-group, randomized controlled pilot study examined daily meditation in a diverse sample of older adults with postherpetic neuralgia. Block randomization was used to allocate participants to a treatment group (n = 13) or control group (n = 14). In addition to usual care, the treatment group practiced daily meditation for six weeks. All participants completed questionnaires at enrollment in the study, two weeks later, and six weeks after that, at the study's end. Participants recorded daily pain and fatigue levels in a diary, and treatment participants also noted meditation practice. Results at the 0.10 level indicated improvement in neuropathic, affective, and total pain scores for the treatment group, whereas affective pain worsened for the control group. Participants were able to adhere to the daily diary and meditation requirements in this feasibility pilot study.
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