Mindfulness-based stress reduction for treating chronic headache: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Dennis Anheyer1, Matthew J Leach2,3, Petra Klose1
11 Department of Internal and Integrative Medicine, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Faculty of Medicine, University of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany.
Cephalalgia : an International Journal of Headache
|June 5, 2018
Summary
Mindfulness-based interventions show uncertain effects on chronic headache symptoms. Current evidence from limited trials suggests no significant improvement in headache frequency, duration, or intensity compared to usual care.
Area of Science:
- Neurology
- Psychiatry
- Pain Management
Background:
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive therapy are common for pain but their impact on headaches is unclear.
- Chronic headache conditions significantly impact quality of life.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate the efficacy and safety of mindfulness-based stress reduction/cognitive therapy for reducing chronic headache symptoms.
Main Methods:
- A systematic review of randomized controlled trials was conducted.
- Searches included MEDLINE/PubMed, Scopus, CENTRAL, and PsychINFO up to June 2017.
- Included trials compared mindfulness interventions to usual care or active comparators for migraine and tension-type headache.
Main Results:
- Five trials with 185 participants were analyzed.
- No significant differences were found in headache frequency, duration, or intensity compared to usual care.
- Effect sizes were imprecise due to small sample sizes and risk of bias.
Conclusions:
- The current evidence is insufficient to confirm the benefits of mindfulness-based interventions for chronic headaches.
- More high-quality, larger randomized controlled trials are necessary to determine the true effect.
More Related Videos
04:34Meta-Analysis of the Effectiveness and Safety of Shugan Jieyu Capsules for the Treatment of Insomnia
Published on: February 17, 2023
1.6K
06:26Meta-analysis of Voxel-Based Neuroimaging Studies using Seed-based d Mapping with Permutation of Subject Images SDM-PSI
Published on: November 27, 2019
77.7K
Related Concept Videos
01:10Review and Preview
8.4K
In statistics, several tools are used to interpret the data. Measures of central tendency represent the characteristics of the data, such as mean, median, and mode. Additionally, measures of variance like standard deviation and range are used to find the spread of data from the mean. Relative standing measures the distance between data locations. Commonly used measures of relative standings are percentile, z score, and quartiles.
Percentiles are a type of fractile that partition data into...
Percentiles are a type of fractile that partition data into...
8.4K
01:13Review and Preview
11.6K
Data are individual items of information obtained from a population or sample. Data may be classified as qualitative (categorical), quantitative continuous, or quantitative discrete. Because it is not practical to measure the entire population in a study, researchers use samples to represent the population. A random sample is a representative group from the population chosen by using a method that gives each individual in the population an equal chance of being included in the sample. Random...
11.6K
03:11Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
75.8K
Oxidation–Reduction Reactions
75.8K
01:20Random and Systematic Errors
15.2K
Scientists always try their best to record measurements with the utmost accuracy and precision. However, sometimes errors do occur. These errors can be random or systematic. Random errors are observed due to the inconsistency or fluctuation in the measurement process, or variations in the quantity itself that is being measured. Such errors fluctuate from being greater than or less than the true value in repeated measurements. Consider a scientist measuring the length of an earthworm using a...
15.2K
01:09Directing Effect of Substituents: meta-Directing Groups
6.0K
Substituents on the benzene ring that direct an incoming electrophile to undergo substitution at the meta position are called meta directors. All meta directors either have a positive charge on the atom directly bonded to the ring or a partial positive charge. These groups function by withdrawing electrons from the ring through inductive and resonance effects. Consider the carbocation intermediates formed upon the addition of an electrophile on nitrobenzene at the...
6.0K
01:17Systematic Sampling Method
13.4K
Sampling is a technique to select a portion (or subset) of the larger population and study that portion (the sample) to gain information about the population. Data are the result of sampling from a population. The sampling method ensures that samples are drawn without bias and accurately represent the population. Because measuring the entire population in a study is not practical, researchers use samples to represent the population of interest.
Systematic sampling is one of the simplest methods...
Systematic sampling is one of the simplest methods...
13.4K