Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction as a Nondrug Preventive Intervention in Patients with Migraine: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses.
Complementary medicine research January 1, 2023 Sophia Prohaska, Katja Matthias 6 citations
A systematic review of four randomized controlled trials (275 patients) examined whether mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) helps adults with migraine. For migraine frequency, the meta-analysis of three studies found no statistically significant benefit from MBSR. For depressive symptoms, a meta-analysis of three studies showed a statistically significant benefit favoring MBSR. No study measured headache intensity during an attack. The evidence is currently insufficient to recommend MBSR as a non-drug preventive treatment for migraine; further high-quality trials are needed.