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- Title
Is aerobic exercise helpful in patients with migraine? A systematic review and meta‐analysis.
- Authors
La Touche, Roy; Fernández Pérez, Juan José; Proy Acosta, Alejandro; González Campodónico, Lisandro; Martínez García, Sergio; Adraos Juárez, Daniel; Serrano García, Beatriz; Angulo‐Díaz‐Parreño, Santiago; Cuenca‐Martínez, Ferran; Suso‐Martí, Luis; Paris‐Alemany, Alba
- Abstract
Purpose: To assess the effects of aerobic exercise (AE) on patients with migraine in terms of pain intensity, frequency and duration of migraine, and quality of life. Methods: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials were conducted. Standardized mean differences (SMDs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated for relevant outcomes and were pooled in a meta‐analysis using the random‐effects model. Results: A total of 10 articles from 1950 to 2019 were included, involving 508 patients. The meta‐analysis showed statistically significant differences in the decrease in pain intensity (five studies, n = 166; SMD = 1.25; 95% CI 0.47‐2.04), frequency (six studies, n = 214; SMD = 0.76; 95% CI 0.32‐1.2) and duration of migraine (four studies, n = 106; SMD = 0.41; 95% CI 0.03‐0.8), in the short‐term. In addition, the meta‐analysis showed statistically significant differences in the increase in quality of life (four studies, n = 150; SMD = 2.7; 95% CI 1.17‐4.24), even though the Egger's test suggested significant evidence of publication bias for the analysis of quality of life (intercept = 5.81; t = 6.97; P =.02). Conclusions: There is low‐ and moderate‐quality evidence that in patients with migraine AE can decrease the pain intensity, frequency and duration of migraine and can also increase quality of life.
- Subjects
AEROBIC exercises; CONFIDENCE intervals; META-analysis; MIGRAINE; HEALTH outcome assessment; QUALITY of life; SYSTEMATIC reviews; PAIN measurement; DISEASE duration; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 2020, Vol 30, Issue 6, p965
- ISSN
0905-7188
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/sms.13625