Jarego, MargaridaFerreira-Valente, Maria AlexandraQueiroz-Garcia, InêsDay, Melissa A.Pais-Ribeiro, JoséCosta, Rui M.Pimenta, FilipaJensen, Mark2022-12-292022-12-292022Jarego, M., Ferreira-Valente, A., Queiroz-Garcia, I., Pais-Ribeiro, J., Costa, R. M., Pimenta, F., Day, M. A., & Jensen, M. P. (2022). Are Prayer-Based Interventions Effective Pain Management Options? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Religion and Health. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-022-01709-z00224197http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/8895This review examined the efects of private and communal participatory prayer on pain. Nine databases were searched. Six randomized controlled trials were included. For private prayer, medium to large efects emerged for 67% to 69% of betweengroup comparisons; participants in the prayer condition reported lower pain intensity (0.59<d<26.17; 4 studies) and higher pain tolerance (0.70<d<1.05; 1 study). Preto post-intervention comparisons yielded medium to large efects (0.76<d<1.67; 2 studies); pain intensity decreased. Although frm conclusions cannot be made because meta-analysis was based on only two studies, the analysis suggested prayer might reduce pain intensity (SMD=−2.63, 95% CI [−3.11, −2.14], I=0%). (PROSPERO: CRD42020221733)engSystematic reviewMeta-analysisPrayer-based interventionPainPain outcomesjournal article10.1007/s10943-022-01709-z