SynthesisJournal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)2019
Brief Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Acute and Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review.
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The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Preoperative Mindfulness Training for Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy
The Effect of Mindfulness Training on Postoperative Pain - A Solomon Four Group Design
Effectiveness of Brief Mindfulness-Based Interventions (BMBI) for Painful Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) Among University Students
Who cites it
44 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Mechanism of Action of Mindfulness-Based Interventions for Pain Relief-A Systematic Review.Journal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Pain, mindfulness, and placebo: a systematic review.Frontiers in integrative neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- Mindfulness in the Orthopedic Clinic Waiting Room Decreases Pain: Results From A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Trial
- Autonomic indices of negative emotion regulation predict treatment response in opioid-treated chronic low back pain.The journal of pain · 2026Trial
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction for chronic pain: Enhancing psychological well-being without altering attentional biases towards pain faces.European journal of pain (London, England) · 2025Trial
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- The effect of mindfulness-based counseling on the childbirth experience of primiparous women: a randomized controlled clinical trial.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Trial
- Immediate Effects of Hypnosis, Mindfulness Meditation, and Prayer on Cold Pressor Outcomes: A Four-Arm Parallel Experimental Study.Journal of pain research · 2022Trial
- An Open Trial of a Mind-Body Intervention for Young Women with Moderate to Severe Primary Dysmenorrhea.Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) · 2020Trial
- Mindfulness-Based Meditation Versus Progressive Relaxation Meditation: Impact on Chronic Pain in Older Female Patients With Diabetic Neuropathy.Journal of evidence-based integrative medicineTrial
- High-intensity Interval Training and Mindfulness Breathing Induce Hormonal, Metabolic, and Anticarcinogenic Effects in Obese Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of evidence-based integrative medicineTrial
- A Brief Mindfulness Intervention for Pain Management in Fibromyalgia: A Single-arm Open-Label Study.Restorative neurology and neuroscience · 2026Article
- Concurrent changes in psychological distress and pain thresholds following brief mindfulness: an exploratory phenotyping study of chronic pain.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Refining a Video and Text Message Intervention (STAR, Skills Training in Active Recovery) to Prevent the Onset or Escalation of Posttraumatic Stress and Opioid Misuse Among Recent Sexual Assault Survivors: Community Engaged Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- Mindfulness practice time and quality in veterans with chronic pain.Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.) · 2025Article
- A multimodal intervention of manual therapy, exercise, and psychological management for painful diabetic neuropathy: intervention development and feasibility trial protocol.Pain management · 2025Article
- Long-term effectiveness of the Mindful Self-Compassion programme compared to a Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction intervention: a quasi-randomised controlled trial involving regular mindfulness practice for 1 year.Frontiers in psychology · 2025Article
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- Mindfulness in Facilitating Pelvic Floor Botulinum Toxin Injection in Women with Chronic Pelvic Pain.Toxins · 2024Article
- Oxytocin Modulation in Mindfulness-Based Pain Management for Chronic Pain.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivesNonpharmacologic approaches have been characterized as the preferred means to treat chronic noncancer pain by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There is evidence that mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) are effective for pain management, yet the typical MBI may not be feasible across many clinical settings due to resource and time constraints. Brief MBIs (BMBIs) could prove to be more feasible and pragmatic for safe treatment of pain. The aim of the present article is to systematically review evidence of BMBI's effects on acute and chronic pain outcomes in humans.
methodsA literature search was conducted using PubMed, PsycINFO, and Google Scholar and by examining the references of retrieved articles. Articles written in English, published up to August 16, 2017, and reporting on the effects of a BMBI (i.e., total contact time <1.5 h, with mindfulness as the primary therapeutic technique) on a pain-related outcome (i.e., pain outcome, pain affect, pain-related function/quality of life, or medication-related outcome) were eligible for inclusion. Two authors independently extracted the data and assessed risk of bias.
resultsTwenty studies meeting eligibility criteria were identified. Studies used qualitative (n = 1), within-group (n = 3), or randomized controlled trial (n = 16) designs and were conducted with clinical (n = 6) or nonclinical (i.e., experimentally-induced pain; n = 14) samples. Of the 25 BMBIs tested across the 20 studies, 13 were delivered with audio/video recording only, and 12 were delivered by a provider (participant-provider contact ranged from 3 to 80 min). Existing evidence was limited and inconclusive overall. Nevertheless, BMBIs delivered in a particular format-by a provider and lasting more than 5 min-showed some promise in the management of acute pain.
conclusionsMore rigorous large scale studies conducted with pain populations are needed before unequivocally recommending BMBI as a first-line treatment for acute or chronic pain.
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