ReviewFrontiers in psychiatry2024
The effect of weighted blankets on sleep and related disorders: a brief review.
Review in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07498491 (A Single-Arm Pilot Study Investigating Weighted Blanket Use for Chronic Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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A Single-Arm Pilot Study Investigating Weighted Blanket Use for Chronic Pain
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Global trends and neurobiological frontiers of manual therapy in sleep disorders: integrating bibliometrics with clinical evidence.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Effect of weighted blankets on sleep quality among adults with insomnia: a pilot randomized controlled trial.BMC psychiatry · 2024Trial
- Circadian rhythms and neuroendocrine dysregulation in ADHD: Therapeutic insights from omega-3 fatty acids.BioMedicine · 2025Review
- Weighted blankets used in pediatric sleep treatment in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and childhood maltreatment: where are we now and where are we going?Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Sleep disorders such as insomnia can lead to a range of health problems. The high risk of side effects and drug abuse of traditional pharmacotherapy calls for a safer non-pharmacotherapy. Aims: To examine the use and efficacy of weighted blankets in improving sleep and related disorders in different populations and explore the possible mechanisms. Methods: A literature search was conducted using PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library and CNKI databases. Eligible studies included an intervention with weighted blankets and outcomes covering sleep and/or related disorders (behavioral disturbance, negative emotions and daytime symptoms). Studies using other deep pressure, compression, or exercise-related interventions were excluded. Conclusions: Most of the included studies showed that weighted blankets could effectively improve sleep quality and alleviate negative emotions and daytime symptoms in patients with sleep disorders, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorder, and other related disorders, with a possible mechanism of deep pressure touch. Recommendations: Weighted blankets might be a promising tool for sleep interventions among individuals with sleep disorders in clinical settings. More high-quality and large-scale randomized controlled trials are needed to further validate the safety and efficacy of weighted blankets and explore precise mechanisms.
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