Therapeutic effects of singing bowls: A systematic review of clinical studies

IF 2.8 4区医学 Q2 INTEGRATIVE & COMPLEMENTARY MEDICINE

Integrative Medicine Research Pub Date : 2025-04-11 DOI:10.1016/j.imr.2025.101144

Yiqing Cai , Guoyan Yang , Yibo Liu , Xiangyun Zou , Heng Yin , Xinyan Jin , Xuehan Liu , Chenlu Wang , Nicola Robinson , Jianping Liu

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Abstract

Background

Singing bowl has traditionally been utilized to promote healing and relaxation. This systematic review aimed to analyze all available clinical evidence, and determine any beneficial or adverse effects of singing bowl in any population.

Methods

Databases searched included PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, PsyINFO, CINAHL, CNKI, VIP, Wanfang, Sinomed from database inception to July 2024. Clinical studies of singing bowl therapy, regardless of research type, population, and intervention were included. The risk of bias of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) was assessed using the Cochrane tool. Data from randomized trials were analyzed and presented as the mean difference with 95 % confidence interval, and the results from two or more separate trials with same study type that evaluated similar populations, interventions, comparisons and outcomes were statistical pooled using meta-analysis by Stata.16 software.

Results

Nineteen clinical studies originated from eight countries and published between 2008 and 2024 were identified. Half were RCTs (9), the remainder included case series studies (7), randomized crossover studies (2) and non-RCT (1). Evidence showed that singing bowl has been applied to a wide range of conditions, including the elderly, surgery, Parkinson's disease, pain, cancer, neurological function, sleep disorder, depression, anxiety, autism spectrum disorder, as well as physiological and psychological function, and it has mainly focused on outcomes related to mental health.

Conclusion

Singing bowl may have potential to alleviate anxiety, depression, improve quality of sleep and cognitive function in various patient groups, and change autistic behavior. It also shows potential benefits in physiological improvements like electroencephalography.

Protocol registration

PROSPERO, CRD42025639808.

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歌唱碗的治疗效果：临床研究的系统回顾

传统上，歌唱碗被用来促进康复和放松。本系统综述旨在分析所有可用的临床证据，并确定歌唱碗在任何人群中的有益或不良影响。方法检索自建库至2024年7月的PubMed、Embase、Cochrane Library、PsyINFO、CINAHL、CNKI、VIP、万方、Sinomed等数据库。包括了唱碗疗法的临床研究，不论研究类型、人群和干预措施。使用Cochrane工具评估随机对照试验（RCTs）的偏倚风险。对随机试验的数据进行分析，并以95%置信区间的平均差异表示，对评估相似人群、干预措施、比较和结果的两个或多个相同研究类型的独立试验的结果进行meta分析，采用Stata.16软件进行统计汇总。结果共纳入来自8个国家的19项临床研究，发表时间为2008年至2024年。其中一半是随机对照试验（rct）(9)，其余包括病例系列研究(7)，随机交叉研究(2)和非随机对照试验(1)。有证据表明，歌唱碗已经应用于广泛的条件，包括老年人，手术，帕金森病，疼痛，癌症，神经功能，睡眠障碍，抑郁，焦虑，自闭症谱系障碍，以及生理和心理功能，它主要集中在与心理健康相关的结果。结论“唱碗”可能有缓解不同患者焦虑、抑郁、改善睡眠质量和认知功能、改变自闭症行为的作用。它还显示了在脑电图等生理改善方面的潜在益处。协议注册普洛斯普洛斯，CRD42025639808。

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Integrative Medicine Research Medicine-Complementary and Alternative Medicine

CiteScore

6.50

自引率

2.90%

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审稿时长

12 weeks

期刊介绍： Integrative Medicine Research (IMR) is a quarterly, peer-reviewed journal focused on scientific research for integrative medicine including traditional medicine (emphasis on acupuncture and herbal medicine), complementary and alternative medicine, and systems medicine. The journal includes papers on basic research, clinical research, methodology, theory, computational analysis and modelling, topical reviews, medical history, education and policy based on physiology, pathology, diagnosis and the systems approach in the field of integrative medicine.