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ReviewEvidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM2019

The Effect of Mind-Body Therapies on Insomnia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Xiang Wang, Peihuan Li, Chen Pan, Lisha Dai, Yan Wu, Yunlong Deng

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Review in Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05410288 (A Clinical Investigation of the Effects of Acu-TENS and Acupressure on the Sleep Quality of Older Adults With Insomnia), which is not on this map. Cited by 47 papers, 11 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05410288 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

A Clinical Investigation of the Effects of Acu-TENS and Acupressure on the Sleep Quality of Older Adults With Insomnia: A Pilot Randomized, Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe Hong Kong Polytechnic UniversityRan2022 to 2023Enrolled76ConditionsacuTENS, Sleep Quality, Insomnia, AcupressureArmsAcu-TENS, acupressure+SHP, placebo stimulation+SHP, sleep hygiene program(SHP)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 11 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 96 citations in OpenAlex.

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  14. Treatment of chronic primary sleep onset insomnia with Kundalini yoga: a randomized controlled trial with active sleep hygiene comparison.Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2021
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  16. A Closer Look at Yoga Nidra: Sleep Lab Protocol.International journal of yoga therapy · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Xiang WangDepartment of Clinical Psychology, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0994-8124
Peihuan LiDepartment of Clinical Psychology, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China.ORCID 0000-0002-0598-4083
Chen PanDepartment of Clinical Psychology, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8217-1994
Lisha DaiDepartment of Clinical Psychology, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5156-264X
Yan WuDepartment of Clinical Psychology, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China.ORCID 0000-0002-6622-2816
Yunlong DengPsychosomatic Health Institute, the Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, 410013, China.ORCID 0000-0003-2544-8146
Central South University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

background/purposeSleep plays an important role in individuals' health. The functions of the brain, the cardiovascular system, the immune system, and the metabolic system are closely associated with sleep. As a prevalent sleep disorder, insomnia has been closely concerned, and it is necessary to find effective therapies. In recent years, a growing body of studies has shown that mind-body therapies (MBTs) can improve sleep quality and ameliorate insomnia severity. However, a comprehensive and overall systematic review has not been conducted. In order to examine the effect of MBTs on insomnia, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the effects of MBTs on sleep quality in healthy adults and clinical populations.

methodsPubMed, EMBASE, the Cochrane Library, and review of references were searched up to July 2018. English language studies of all designs evaluating the effect of MBTs on sleep outcomes in adults with or without diseases were examined. To calculate the SMDs and 95% CIs, we used a fixed effect model when heterogeneity was negligible and a random effect model when heterogeneity was significant.

results49 studies covering 4506 participants published between 2004 and 2018 were identified. Interventions included meditation, tai chi, qigong, and yoga which lasted 4 to 24 weeks. The MBTs resulted in statistically significant improvement in sleep quality and reduction on insomnia severity but no significant effects on sleep quantity indices, which were measured by sleep diary or objective measures. We analyzed the effects of tai chi and qigong separately as two different MBTs for the first time and found that qigong had a slight advantage over tai chi in the improvement of sleep quality. Subgroup analyses revealed that the effect of MBTs on sleep quality in healthy individuals was larger than clinical populations. The effect of MBTs might be influenced by the intervention duration but not the frequency.

conclusionsMBTs can be effective in treating insomnia and improving sleep quality for healthy individuals and clinical patients. More high-quality and well-controlled RCTs are needed to make a better conclusion in further study.

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