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SynthesisInternational journal of behavioral medicine2024

Changes in Interoception in Mind-body Therapies for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Katherine E Gnall, Sinead M Sinnott, Laura E Laumann, Crystal L Park, Adam David, Mariel Emrich

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Synthesis in International journal of behavioral medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07325110 (Interoceptive Awareness and Function in Adolescents With Chronic Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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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.

NCT07325110 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

Interoceptive Awareness and Function in Adolescents With Chronic Pain

TypeobservationalSponsorConnecticut Children's Medical CenterRan2026 to 2028Enrolled49ConditionsChronic Pain, Chronic Pain Syndrome, Pain, ChronicArmsOccupational Therapy
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16 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  16. Interoception-Based Yoga for Chronic Pain: A Pilot Feasibility Study.Global advances in integrative medicine and health
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Katherine E GnallDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA. katherine.gnall@uconn.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3366-2249
Sinead M SinnottDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Laura E LaumannDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Crystal L ParkDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Adam DavidDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.
Mariel EmrichDepartment of Psychological Sciences, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, 06269, USA.

Funding

Examining Interoceptive Awareness as a Mechanism of Change in Yoga for Chronic Low Back PainF31AT012315 · NCCIH · UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT STORRS · PI GNALL, KATHERINE E · 2023 to 2024
$90k
NCCIH NIH HHS F31 AT012315NCCIH NIH HHS F31AT012315
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundEmerging literature has demonstrated deficits in interoception (i.e., the perception of physical sensations from inside the body) in individuals with chronic pain conditions. Mind-body therapies (MBTs) are purported to improve chronic pain in part through improving or restoring interoceptive abilities. The present systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine changes in interoception in MBTs for chronic pain conditions.

methodsA systematic search of PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, CINAHL, and ProQuest Dissertation and Theses was conducted from database inception to February 2023. English language intervention studies evaluating the effect of MBTs on interoception in adults with chronic pain conditions were examined. Changes in pain (severity and interference) following treatment were examined as secondary outcomes.

resultsA total of 11 studies (10 unique samples) were identified. Meta-analytic results reveal significant improvements in total interoceptive awareness (Becker's d = 1.168, p < .01) as well as improvements in seven of eight subdomains of interoceptive awareness (ds = 0.28 to 0.81). MBTs were also associated with reductions in both pain intensity (d = -1.46, p = .01) and pain interference (d = -1.07, p < .001).

conclusionsPreliminary research suggests that MBTs demonstrate improvements in interoceptive awareness and reduce pain in adults with chronic pain. Literature on changes in other domains of interoception, such as interoceptive accuracy, following MBTs is severely lacking. Although more rigorous studies are needed to corroborate results, the present findings lay an important foundation for future research to examine interoception as a possible underlying mechanism of MBTs to improve pain outcomes.

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Chronic PainInteroceptionMind-Body TherapiesAwarenessHumansChronic painInteroceptionMeta-analysisMind-body therapySystematic review

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PMID38169051

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