Trial reportJournal of behavioral medicine2018
The effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction on wound healing: a preliminary study.
Trial report in Journal of behavioral medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.
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- Revealing the promising era of silk-based nanotherapeutics: a ray of hope for chronic wound healing treatment.Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology · 2025Review
- Effects of Mindfulness and Exercise on Growth Factors, Inflammation, and Stress Markers in Chronic Stroke: The MindFit Project Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- The Impact of Psychological Stress on Wound Healing: Implications for Neocollagenesis and Scar Treatment Efficacy.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2025Review
- Comprehensive Review of Chronic Stress Pathways and the Efficacy of Behavioral Stress Reduction Programs (BSRPs) in Managing Diseases.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Review
- Protocol for mindfulness-oriented recovery enhancement (MORE) in the management of lumbosacral radiculopathy/radiculitis symptoms: A randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials communications · 2022Article
- Utilization of Mind-Body Intervention for Integrative Health Care of COVID-19 Patients and Survivors.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
- Wound fluid sampling methods for proteomic studies: A scoping review.Wound repair and regeneration : official publication of the Wound Healing Society [and] the European Tissue Repair Society · 2022Article
- The Effects of Interacting With a Paro Robot After a Stressor in Patients With Psoriasis: A Randomised Pilot Study.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Differential DNA methylation in experienced meditators after an intensive day of mindfulness-based practice: Implications for immune-related pathways.Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2020Article
- Lifestyle Medicine Approach to Wound Management.American journal of lifestyle medicineArticle
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Abstract
Psychological factors have been shown to influence the process of wound healing. This study examined the effect of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) on the speed of wound healing. The local production of pro-inflammatory cytokines and growth factors was studied as potential underlying mechanism. Forty-nine adults were randomly allocated to a waiting-list control group (n = 26) or an 8-week MBSR group (n = 23). Pre- and post-intervention/waiting period assessment for both groups consisted of questionnaires. Standardized skin wounds were induced on the forearm using a suction blister method. Primary outcomes were skin permeability and reduction in wound size monitored once a day at day 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 10 after injury. Secondary outcomes were cytokines and growth factors and were measured in wound exudates obtained at 3, 6, and 22 h after wounding. Although there was no overall condition effect on skin permeability or wound size, post hoc analyses indicated that larger increases in mindfulness were related to greater reductions in skin permeability 3 and 4 days after wound induction. In addition, MBSR was associated with lower levels of interleukin (IL)-8 and placental growth factor in the wound fluid 22 h after wound induction. These outcomes suggest that increasing mindfulness by MBSR might have beneficial effects on early stages of wound healing. Trial Registration NTR3652, http://www.trialregister.nl.
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