ReviewJournal of menopausal medicine2021
Efficacy of the Complementary and Alternative Therapies for the Management of Psychological Symptoms of Menopause: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.
Review in Journal of menopausal medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05545761 (The Effect of Music Therapy on Sleep Quality and Depression in Menopausal Women), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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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.
The Effect of Music Therapy on Sleep Quality and Depression in Menopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Study
Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.
- FIGO best practice recommendations for the mental health of women at menopausal age.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2026Guideline
- The Effect of Evening Primrose Oil on Menopausal Symptoms Management: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of caring sciences · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of physical activity on depressive and anxiety symptoms of women in the menopausal transition and menopause: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2025Pooled it
- The effect of emotional freedom technique on depressive and menopausal symptoms in postmenopausal women: randomized controlled trial.Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) · 2026Trial
- Effect of red ginseng beverage on menopausal symptoms in Chinese women: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial.Journal of ginseng research · 2026Article
- Effect ofWorld journal of clinical cases · 2025Article
- From Disruption to Control: Insights from Focus Groups Exploring Nutrition and Chemosensory Changes During Menopause.Nutrients · 2025Article
- Women's Self-Assessment of Quality of Life and Menopausal Symptoms: An Online Survey of 26,000 Women in German-Speaking Countries.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- The effect of stellate ganglion block on postoperative recovery quality in peri-menopausal women undergoing gynecological laparoscopic surgery.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- The Efficacy of Manual Therapy on Musculoskeletal Pain in Menopause: A Systematic Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Chronic ingestion of soy peptide supplementation reduces aggressive behavior and abnormal fear memory caused by juvenile social isolation.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Anxiolytic Effect of Jasmine Aromatherapy in Pediatric Dental Procedures: A Single-Blinded Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial.Frontiers in dentistry · 2024Article
- Health-Seeking Behaviors and Treatments Received for Menopause Symptoms: A Questionnaire Survey among Midlife Women Attending Primary Healthcare Clinics in Malaysia.Journal of menopausal medicine · 2023Article
- Effects ofBMJ open · 2023Article
- Effects of aerobics training on anxiety, depression and sleep quality in perimenopausal women.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Exploring the Efficacy and Safety of Black Cohosh (Journal of mid-life healthReview
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Authors and funding
4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Menopause is not a high-risk period for psychiatric illness but can cause psychological issues; the most common of which are anxiety and depression, which can impair coping and reduce women's quality of life. Thus, many women have leaned toward complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) for the relief of menopause-related symptoms. No rigorous study exists in the literature on the effects of CAMs on the psychological symptoms of menopause despite this growing patient interest. This systematic review aimed to assess the efficacy of CAM interventions on psychological symptoms of menopause. Databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane Library, and Google Scholar) were searched from January 2000 to May 2021 using the keywords: menopause, menopausal symptoms, psychological symptoms, and complementary and alternative medicine. The quality of the included studies was assessed using the Mixed Methods Appraisal Tool (MMAT) for randomized clinical trials. Of the 704 articles found, 33 articles with 3,092 participants entered the final review. Aromatherapy, massage, yoga, and acupuncture, as well as some dietary and herbal supplements improved psychological symptoms during menopause based on the findings of the current study. However, the effectiveness of reflexology and exercise was debatable. However, necessary precautions should be taken when using them in clinical settings despite the positive effect of various CAM interventions on reducing psychological symptoms. More studies with a higher methodology quality are required to make better decisions about the effect of various CAM interventions on the psychological symptoms of menopause.
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