SynthesisNutrients2022
Heart Rate Variability-An Index of the Efficacy of Complementary Therapies in Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Systematic Review.
Synthesis in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation may improve cognitive deficits in neuropsychiatric diseases-a systematic review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2026Pooled it
- Safety and efficacy of ciprofol versus propofol for gastrointestinal endoscopy: a meta-analysis.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Pooled it
- The effects of heart rate variability biofeedback on functional gastrointestinal disorders: a scoping review.Frontiers in physiology · 2025Pooled it
- The WISH 2.0 Intervention for Irritable Bowel Syndrome: Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial to Determine if Biomarkers Predict Response to a Pediatric Chronic Pain Symptom Management Program.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Self-administered active versus sham acupressure for diarrhea predominant irritable bowel syndrome: a nurse-led randomized clinical trial.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Relationship Between High Frequency Component of Heart Rate Variability and Delta EEG Power During Sleep in Women With Irritable Bowel Syndrome Compared to Healthy Women.Biological research for nursing · 2025Article
- The Importance of Visceral Hypersensitivity in Irritable Bowel Syndrome-Plant Metabolites in IBS Treatment.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- Yoga and pain: A mind-body complex system.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A Pilot Study Using a Smartwatch to Search for Biomarkers of Heart Rate Variability in Active Ulcerative Colitis.Inflammatory intestinal diseasesArticle
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Abstract
Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), as a functional and psychosomatic disease, reduces the quality of life and increases the risk of developing mental disorders. Deregulation of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) is one of the main causes of the disease. The objective of the present study was to identify the studies in which measurements of heart rate variability (HRV) were performed before and after therapeutic intervention, and to evaluate the effectiveness of IBS therapy in terms of a reduction of IBS symptoms and changes in autonomic tone. A systematic review of the literature was carried out in accordance with PRISMA standards. Six databases were searched for articles published before 2022: PubMed
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