Paced Respiration for Vasomotor and Other Menopausal Symptoms: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Carpenter, Janet S.; Burns, Debra S.; Wu, Jingwei; Otte, Julie L.; Schneider, Bryan; Ryker, Kristin; Tallman, Eileen F.; Yu, Menggang

doi:10.1007/s11606-012-2202-6

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“…Similarly, an earlier Cochrane review had demonstrated that although less effective than MHT, acupuncture has better results in decreasing menopausal vasomotor symptoms compared with placebo [47]. Paced respiration has been also tried as an intervention for hot flushes, however its efficacy has not been demonstrated [48]. Other alternative medicine technologies, such as chiropractic intervention or hypnosis have also been used in an effort to reduce menopausal symptoms; however, the evidence is limited [49,50].…”

Section: Alternative and Complementary Medicinementioning

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EMAS position statement: Non-hormonal management of menopausal vasomotor symptoms

Mintziori¹,

Lambrinoudaki²,

Goulis³

et al. 2015

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Section: Alternative and Complementary Medicinementioning

confidence: 99%

EMAS position statement: Non-hormonal management of menopausal vasomotor symptoms

Mintziori¹,

Lambrinoudaki²,

Goulis³

et al. 2015

Maturitas

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“…Moreover, during interviews conducted at the end of these trials [71, 73] women reported positive experiences of the intervention and considered paced breathing as particularly helpful [83][84]. Findings from this review suggest that interventions that include breathing and relaxation techniques may help reduce HFNS reporting in well women, although evidence was less strong for paced breathing applied to breast cancer survivors [47].…”

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“…Carpenter et al [47] compared paced respiration, an attention control condition of fast shallow breathing, or usual-care control but no significant changes were found between groups.…”

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“…Paced respiration involves taking 6 to 8 slow deep breaths per minute while inhaling through the nose and exhaling through the mouth [47]. Four RCTs were included.…”

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“…Four RCTs were included. Interventions lasted for 4-16 weeks and only one RCT reported a follow-up period [47].…”

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Mind–body interventions for vasomotor symptoms in healthy menopausal women and breast cancer survivors. A systematic review

Stefanopoulou

Grunfeld

2016

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology

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Mind-body therapies are commonly recommended to treat vasomotor symptoms, such as hot flushes and night sweats (HFNS). The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the available evidence to date for the efficacy of different mind-body therapies to alleviate HFNS in healthy menopausal women and breast cancer survivors. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) were identified using seven electronic search engines, direct searches of specific journals, and backwards searches through reference lists of related publications. Outcome measures included HFNS frequency and/or severity or self-reported problem rating at post-treatment. The methodological quality of all studies was systematically assessed using predefined criteria. 26 RCTs met the inclusion criteria.Interventions included yoga (n=5), hypnosis (n=3), mindfulness (n=2), relaxation (n=7), paced breathing (n=4), reflexology (n=1) and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) (n=4). Findings were consistent for the effectiveness of CBT and relaxation therapies for alleviating troublesome vasomotor symptoms. For the remaining interventions, although some trials indicated beneficial effects (within groups) at post-treatment and/or follow up, between group findings were mixed and overall, methodological differences across studies failed to provide convincing supporting evidence.Collectively, findings suggest that interventions that include breathing and relaxation techniques, as well as CBT, can be beneficial for alleviating vasomotor symptoms. Additional large, methodologically rigorous trials are needed to establish the efficacy of interventions on vasomotor symptoms, examine long-term outcomes and understand how they work.

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Systematic review of sleep disorders in cancer patients: can the prevalence of sleep disorders be ascertained?

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Although sleep is vital to all human functioning and poor sleep is a known problem in cancer, it is unclear whether the overall prevalence of the various types of sleep disorders in cancer is known. The purpose of this systematic literature review was to evaluate if the prevalence of sleep disorders could be ascertained from the current body of literature regarding sleep in cancer. This was a critical and systematic review of peer-reviewed, English-language, original articles published from 1980 through 15 October 2013, identified using electronic search engines, a set of key words, and prespecified inclusion and exclusion criteria. Information from 254 full-text, English-language articles was abstracted onto a paper checklist by one reviewer, with a second reviewer randomly verifying 50% (k = 99%). All abstracted data were entered into an electronic database, verified for accuracy, and analyzed using descriptive statistics and frequencies in SPSS (v.20) (North Castle, NY). Studies of sleep and cancer focus on specific types of symptoms of poor sleep, and there are no published prevalence studies that focus on underlying sleep disorders. Challenging the current paradigm of the way sleep is studied in cancer could produce better clinical screening tools for use in oncology clinics leading to better triaging of patients with sleep complaints to sleep specialists, and overall improvement in sleep quality.

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Paced Respiration for Vasomotor and Other Menopausal Symptoms: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Abstract: Paced respiration is unlikely to provide clinical benefit for vasomotor or other menopausal symptoms in breast cancer survivors or menopausal women without cancer.

Cited by 72 publications

References 21 publications

EMAS position statement: Non-hormonal management of menopausal vasomotor symptoms

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Mind–body interventions for vasomotor symptoms in healthy menopausal women and breast cancer survivors. A systematic review

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