Skip to main content
. 2021 Dec 23;2021(12):CD014881. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD014881
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Cochrane Register of Studies Online)
1. MESH DESCRIPTOR Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 EXPLODE ALL TREES   
2. (MODY or NIDDM or T2DM or T2D):TI,AB,KY
3. diabet*:TI,AB,KY 
4. #1 OR #2 OR #3 
5. MESH DESCRIPTOR Mindfulness
6. MESH DESCRIPTOR Mind‐Body Therapies
7. MESH DESCRIPTOR Meditation
8. mindfulnes*:TI,AB,KY
9. (mind‐body ADJ3 (therap* OR program* OR medicin*)):TI,AB,KY
10. meditation:TI,AB,KY
11. (relaxation ADJ3 (technique* or therap*)):TI,AB,KY
12. (MBSR or MBCT):TI,AB,KY
13. #5 OR #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10 OR #11 OR #12
14. #4 AND #13
MEDLINE (Ovid SP)
1. exp Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2/    
2. (MODY or NIDDM or T2DM or T2D).tw.    
3. diabet*.tw. 
4. or/1‐3 
5. Mindfulness/
6. Mind‐Body Therapies/
7. Meditation/
8. mindfulnes*.tw.
9. (mind‐body adj2 (therap* OR program* OR medicin*)).tw.
10. meditation.tw.
11. (relaxation adj2 (technique* or therap*)).tw.
12. (MBSR or MBCT).tw. 
13. or/5‐12
14. 4 and 13
[Cochrane Handbook 2021 RCT filter ‐ sensitivity maximizing version]
15. randomized controlled trial.pt. 
16. controlled clinical trial.pt. 
17. randomi?ed.ab. 
18. placebo.ab. 
19. drug therapy.fs. 
20. randomly.ab. 
21. trial.ab. 
22. groups.ab. 
23. or/15‐22 
24. exp animals/ not humans/ 
25. 23 not 24 
26. 14 and 25 
CINAHL (EBSCO)
1. MH "Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2+"   
2. TI (MODY OR NIDDM OR T2DM OR T2D) OR AB (MODY OR NIDDM OR T2DM OR T2D)  
3. TI (diabet*) OR AB (diabet*) 
4. S1 OR S2 OR S3
5. MH "Mindfulness"
6. MH "Mind Body Techniques"
7. MH "Meditation"
8. TI (mindfulnes*) OR AB (mindfulnes*)
9. TI (mind‐body N2 (therap* OR program* OR medicin*)) OR AB (mind‐body N2 (therap* OR program* OR medicin*))
10. TI (meditation) OR AB (meditation)
11. TI (relaxation N2 (technique* OR therap*)) OR AB (relaxation N2 (technique* OR therap*))
12. TI (MBSR OR MBCT) OR AB (MBSR OR MBCT)
13. S5 OR S6 OR S7 OR S8 OR S9 OR S10 OR S11 OR S12
14. S4 AND S13
[Wong 2006 "therapy studies" filter ‐ SDSSGS version] 
15. MH "treatment outcomes+" OR MH "experimental studies+" or random*
16. S14 AND S15
PsycINFO (Ovid)
1. Type 2 Diabetes/   
2. (MODY or NIDDM or T2DM or T2D).tw.    
3. diabet*.tw. 
4. or/1‐3 
5. Mindfulness/
6. Mindfulness‐Based Interventions/
7. Meditation/
8. mindfulnes*.tw.
9. (mind‐body adj2 (therap* OR program* OR medicin*)).tw.
10. meditation.tw.
11. (relaxation adj2 (technique* or therap*)).tw.
12. (MBSR or MBCT).tw. 
13. or/5‐12
14. 4 and 13
[Eady 2008 "PsycInfo Search Strategies" filter ‐ BS version] 
15. control*.tw. OR random*.tw. OR exp Treatment/
16. 14 and 15 
Web of Science
1. AB=(diabet* OR MODY OR NIDDM OR T2DM OR T2D) AND (mindfulnes* OR meditation OR ("mind‐body" NEAR/3 (therap* OR program* OR medicin*)) OR (relaxation NEAR/3 (technique* OR therap*)) OR MBSR or MBCT) OR TI=(diabet* OR MODY OR NIDDM OR T2DM OR T2D) AND (mindfulnes* OR meditation OR ("mind‐body" NEAR/3 (therap* OR program* OR medicin*)) OR (relaxation NEAR/3 (technique* OR therap*)) OR MBSR or MBCT)
 
2. AB=(random* OR placebo OR trial OR groups OR "phase 3" or "phase3" or p3 or "pIII") OR TI=(random* OR placebo OR trial OR groups OR "phase 3" or "phase3" or p3 or "pIII")
 
3. #1 AND #2
Indexes=SCI‐EXPANDED, SSCI, ESCI Timespan=All years
WHO ICTRP Search Portal (Standard search)
diabet* AND mindfulnes* OR
diabet* AND meditati* OR
diabet* AND relax* OR
diabet* AND MBSR* OR
diabet* AND MBCT* OR
diabet* AND mind* AND body* OR
T2D* AND mindfulnes* OR
T2D* AND meditati* OR
T2D* AND relax* OR
T2D* AND MBSR* OR
T2D* AND MBCT* OR
T2D* AND mind* AND body* OR
ClinicalTrials.gov (Advanced search)
Condition or disease: diabetes OR diabetic OR MODY OR NIDDM OR T2DM OR T2D 
Intervention/treatment: mindfulness OR meditation OR "mind body" OR relaxation OR MBSR OR MBCT