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Psychotherapeutic interventions such as mantra meditation (MM) are being increasingly studied for their potential benefits in pain management.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To conduct a systematic review and meta\u2010analysis of the evidence for MM in improving biopsychosocial outcomes in acute and chronic pain conditions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A systematic search of MEDLINE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, CENTRAL, EMBASE and Scopus identified controlled clinical trials of MM for acute and chronic pain, with no date limits. Data were synthesised using an inverse\u2010variance random\u2010effects meta\u2010analysis of continuous outcomes with precalculated effect sizes (Hedges\u2019 g).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Seven studies (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009374) met inclusion criteria, with low\u2010to\u2010moderate methodological quality. Meta\u2010analyses showed significant effects of MM versus controls for improving mental quality of life (QoL) and reducing negative mood states. No significant effects were found for pain, physical QoL, depression symptoms, anxiety, stress, psychological well\u2010being or sleep. However, subgroup analysis indicated significant improvement in depression symptoms for participants with chronic pain compared with acute pain.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Further high\u2010quality randomised controlled trials are required to determine the efficacy of MM in pain management. Current evidence suggests MM may improve selected psychological outcomes, including mental QoL, negative mood states and depression in chronic pain. 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