Dietary Patterns and Interventions to Alleviate Chronic Pain
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
3.1. Caloric Restriction and Fasting
3.2. Enriched Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Diets
3.3. Low-Fat Plant-Based Diet
3.4. High-Protein Diet
3.5. Elimination Diets
3.6. Antioxidant Vitamins and Minerals
3.7. Fruits and Fibers
3.8. Prebiotics and Probiotics
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Diet Type | Number | Authors and Year | Type of Study | Duration of Study | Number of Patients | Chronic Pain Condition | Diet Intervention | Effect on Pain |
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Primary/Secondary Outcomes | ||||||||
Caloric restriction and fasting | 1. | Di Lorenzo et al. Eur. J. Neurol. 2015 [43] | two parallel groups, proof-of-concept study | 12 months | 96 subjects (96 female) | Headache due to starvation or a ketogenic diet | 1-month very-low-calorie ketogenic diet prescription followed by a 5-month standard low-calorie diet vs. 6-month standard low-calorie diet | Migraine improvement during short lasting ketogenesis from 1 month |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
2. | Messier et al., JAMA, 2013 [44] | single-blind randomized | 18 months | 399 subjects (325 female and 74 male) | Knee osteoarthritis in overweight and obesity | Calorie-restricted 800–1000 calories/day, 2 meal replacements supplements and exercise regimen vs. intensive diet-induced weight loss vs exercise | reductions in knee compressive force, weight loss and less pain in diet group and exercise regimen | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
3. | Michalsen A et al., Evid Based Complement Alternat Med., 2013 [45] | controlled, nonrandomized pilot study | 12 weeks | 48 subjects (46 female and 2 male) | General body pain due to fibromyalgia | Conventional Medicine vs. Integrative Medicine Including Fasting Therapy | Improvements of pain scores after 2 weeks | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
4. | Riecke et al., Osteoarthritis Cartilage, 2010 [46] | prospective, pragmatic randomized clinical trial, with blinded outcome assessors | 16 weeks | 192 subjects (155 female and 37 male) | knee osteoarthritis in obese patients | 8 weeks of low-energy diet (LED; 810 kcal/day) or a very-low-energy diet (VLED; 415 kcal/day) using formula foods | weight loss and highly significant improvements in pain symptoms | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
5. | Marum et al., Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 2016 [47] | pilot, open label, randomized clinical trial | 4 weeks | 38 subjects 38 female) | General body pain in female patients diagnosed with fibromyalgia | low fermentable oligo-di-monosaccharides and polyols (FODMAP) diet | significant reduction in gastrointestinal disorders and fibromyalgia symptoms, including pain scores | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
Enriched polyunsaturated fatty acid diets | 1. | Ramsden CE et al. Pain. 2013 [48] | randomized, single-blind, parallel-group clinical trial | 12 weeks | 67 subjects (58 female and 9 male) | chronic daily headaches | dietary high n-3 and low n-6 fatty acids supplementation | reduced headache pain, improved quality-of-life |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
2. | Soares AA et al., Nutr Neurosci. 2018 [49] | prospective, experimental, controlled, double-blind | 60 days | 51 subjects (36 female and 15 male) | Chronic migraine | Omega-3 dietary supplements vs placebo | reduction of days of headache and prevention of migraine attacks | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
Low-fat plant-based diet | 1. | Bunner AE et al., Nutr Diabetes. 2015 [50] | randomized parallel aassignment | 20 weeks | 33 subjects (19 female and 14 male) | painful diabetic neuropathy in type 2 diabetes patients | a low-fat, plant-based diet in combination with a vitamin B12 supplement vs control group (only with vitamin B12 supplement) | improvement of clinical and pain symptoms, pain scales and quality of life |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
2. | Ferrara LA et al., Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2015 [51] | randomized, crossover intervention trial | 6 months | 83 subjects (63 female and 20 male) | migraine crises | two dietary regimens a low-lipid vs. normal-lipid diet | Reduced numbers of crises and severity of pain, with a significant difference in favor of the low-lipid diet. | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
3. | Martínez-Rodríguez et al., Nutr Hosp. 2018 [52] | randomized, placebo-controlled study | 4 weeks | 21 subjects (21 female) | lower back pain in women with fibromyalgia | lacto-vegetarian diet and stabilization core exercises vs placebo + lacto-vegetarian diet vs control | pain reduction and improved body composition in first group | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
4. | Maruki J et al., Pancreas. 2013 [53] | randomized, controlled trial | 4 weeks | 45 subjects | upper abdominal pain in nonalcoholic mild pancreatic disease | low-fat diet (<20 g of fat/day) | improvement of visual analog scale score | |
Secondary outcomes | ||||||||
5. | Towery et al., Complement Ther Med, 2018 [54] | randomized, controlled trial | 8 weeks | 14 subjects | Chronic musculoskeletal pain | plant-based diet consisted of grains, fruits, vegetables and legumes | decreased pain and improvement and quality of life | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
High-protein diet | 1. | Shell, Am J Ther., 2016 [55] | double-blind controlled study | 28 days | 122 subjects | chronic lower back pain | ibuprofen alone (400 mg daily) vs amino acid blend alone (two 355 mg capsules twice daily) vs the combined use of ibuprofen (400 mg daily) and amino acid blend (two 355 mg capsules twice daily) | substantial improvement in chronic back pain |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
Elimination diets | 1. | Holton et al., Clinical experimental rheumatology, 2012 [56] | double-blind, placebo-controlled, cross-over clinical trial | 4 weeks | 37 subjects (34 women and 3 male) | General body pain in patients with fibromyalgia with irritable bowel syndrome | diet excluding monosodium glutamate vs. placebo | improvement of pain symptoms and tender point number |
Secondary outcomes | ||||||||
2. | Lucarelli S et al., Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2015 [57] | prospective, parallel multiarm, randomized clinical trial | 8 weeks | 72 children | Abdominal pain due to intestinal lymphoid nodular hyperplasia in children | Elimination diet vs. mesalamine vs. symptomatic treatment | diet had no effect on pain symptoms compared to symptomatic therapy | |
Secondary outcomes | ||||||||
3. | Magiera R et al., Clin Lab. 2014 [58] | Nonrandomized, Two Armed Intervention Study without Control Group | 2 months | 210 subjects | Chronic abdominal pain in lactose intolerance | Lactose restricted diet | improvement of abdominal pain symptoms | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
4. | Rodrigo L et al., Arthritis Res Ther. 2014 [59] | case-control study | 1 year | 229 subjects (197 female and 32 male) | General body pain in irritable bowel syndrome plus fibromyalgia with/without lymphocytic enteritis | gluten-free diet | significant improvement in all symptoms and pain scales in group with lymphocytic enteritis | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
5. | Savaiano DA AT et al., Nutr J. 2013 [60] | randomized, double-blind, parallel group, placebo-controlled study | 66 days | 61 subjects | Abdominal pain in lactose intolerance | RP-G28 novel galacto-oligosaccharide (GOS) vs placebo (corn syrup) | reduction in abdominal pain and improve of all symptoms of the lactose intolerance | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
6. | Slim M et al., J Clin Gastroenterol 2017 [61] | pilot, open-labe, randomized clinical trial | 24 weeks | 75 subjects (73 female and 2 male) | General body pain in patients with fibromyalgia experiencing gluten sensitivity symptoms | gluten-free diet vs. hypocaloric diet | similar beneficial outcomes in alleviating pain | |
Secondary outcomes | ||||||||
7. | Vellisca MY et al., Rheumatol Int. 2014 [62] | case-control study | 3 months | 72 subjects (72 female) | General body pain due to fibromyalgia | discontinuation of dietary monosodium glutamate and aspartame vs waiting list | no improvement of pain symptoms | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
Antioxidant vitamins and minerals | 1. | Anoushirvani AA. et al., Open Access Maced J Med Sci. 2018, [63] | randomized, placebo-controlled study | 3 months | 63 Subjects (46 female and 17 male) | Paclitaxel-induced peripheral neuropathy | 640 mg omega-3 three times a day Vs 640 mg omega-3 three times a day Vs placebo | vitamin E and omega-3 may greatly enhance quality of life |
Secondary outcomes | ||||||||
2. | Brady SRE et al., Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol. 2019 [64] | randomized, placebo-controlled study | 16 weeks | 49 subjects (18 female and 31 male) | low back pain in overweight or obese adults with vitamin D deficit | bolus oral dose of 100,000 IU followed by 4000 IU cholecalciferol/day vs. placebo | improvement of back pain disability in subjects with vitamin D deficit | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
3. | Dhingra R et al., Pancreas. 2013 [65] | randomized, placebo -controlled trial | 3 months | 61 subjects (18 female and 43 male) | Abdominal pain in chronic pancreatitis | Antioxidants vs. placebo (Antioxidants supplements daily doses of 600 ug organic selenium,0.54 g vit C, 9000 IU b-carotene, 270 IU vit E and 2 g methionine) | pain relief | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
4. | Gaul et al., J Headache Pain. 2015 [66] | randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel-arm, double-blind, prospective multicenter study | 12 weeks | 112 subjects (97 female and 15 male) | migraine crises in adults under 65 years | Multivitamins: 400 mg B2, 600 mg Mg,150 mg Q10, 750 ug vitamin A, 200 mg vitamin C, 134 mg vitamin E, 5 mg B1, 20 mg B 3,5 mg B 6,6 ug B12, 400 lg B 9,5 ug vitamin D, 10 mg B5, 165 ug B 7, 0.8 mg Fe, 5 mg Zn, 2 mg Mn, 0.5 mg Cu, 30 lg Cr, 60 ug Mo, 50 ug Se,5 mg bioflavonoids vs. placebo | Improvement of migraine pain and no reduction of migraine days | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
5. | Gazerani et al., Curr Med Res Opin. 2019 [67] | randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, parallel trial | 28 weeks | 48 subjects (36 female and 12 male) | Migraine in adults | 100 μg/day D3-Vitamin vs placebo | Improvement only of migraine frequency | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
6. | Ghai B et al., Pain Physician. 2017 [68] | open label, single arm clinical trial | 6 months | 68 subjects (31 female and 37 male) | chronic low back pain in adults with insufficient or vitamin D deficit | 60,000 IU oral vitamin-D3 supplementation every week for 8 weeks | improvement of pain intensity and functional disability | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
7. | Khan et al., Breast cancer research treatment, 2017 [69] | randomized, placebo-controlled trial | 4 months | 160 subjects (160 female) | Musculoskeletal pain due to breast cancer | 30,000 IU oral VitD3/week + daily supplement of 1200 mg calcium and 600 IU vitamin D3 vs placebo + daily supplement of 1200 mg calcium and 600 IU vitamin D3 | no change of musculoskeletal symptoms | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
8. | Rastelli et al., Breast cancer research treatment, 2011 [70] | double-blind placebo-controlled randomized phase II trial | 4 months | 60 subjects (60 female) | Musculoskeletal symptoms in breast cancer induced by aromatase inhibitor | 50,000 IU Vitamin D2 vs. placebo | improvement of musculoskeletal symptoms, pain scores and severity improved | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
9. | Rajanandh et al., Pharmacol. Rep. 2014 [71] | controlled randomized trial | 12 weeks | 92 subjects | diabetic neuropathy | vitamin-E 300 bid | reduction in total pain score in all questionnaires applied | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
Fruits and fibers | 1. | Brain K et al., Nutrients. 2019 [72] | controlled randomized trial | 6 weeks | 60 subjects (41 female and 19 male) | Generalized chronic musculoskeletal pain | personalized dietary consultations and active fruit juice vs personalized dietary consultations and placebo fruit juice vs waitlist control group and active fruit juice vs waitlist control group and placebo fruit juice | significant improvement in 3 of 5 pain scores and quality of life in dietary intervention groups |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
2. | Cassettari VMG et al., J Pediatr (Rio J.). 2019 [73] | prospective, interventional, randomized clinical study | 8 weeks | 80 subjects (43 female and 37 male) | Abdominal pain due to functional constipation in children and adolescents | green banana biomass alone vs green banana biomass plus PEG 3350 with electrolytes vs green banana biomass plus sodium picosulfate vs PEG 3350 with electrolytes alone vs sodium picosulfate alone | alleviation of abdominal pain and pain defecation by adding green banana biomass | |
Secondary outcomes | ||||||||
3. | Du et al., Nutrient, 2019 [74] | randomized, double-blind trial | 4 months | 49 subjects (35 female and 14 male) | knee osteoarthritis | Blueberry powder vs. placebo powder | pain and quality of life improvement | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
4. | Romano C et al. World J. Gastroenterol. 2013 [75] | randomized double-blind pilot study | 8 weeks | 60 subjects (37 female and 23 male) | chronic abdominal pain due to irritable bowel syndrome in pediatric patients | Partially hydrolyzed guar gum vs. placebo | tendency toward normalization of bowel habit and pain control | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
Prebiotics and probiotics | 1. | Cassani E et al., Minerva Gastroenterol. Dietol. 2011 [76] | pilot study | 6 weeks | 40 subjects | Abdominal pain due to constipation in Parkinson disease | Probiotic supplementation with Lactobacillus casei Shirota | improvement of abdominal pain, decreased bloating, normalization of stools |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
2. | Guerra PV et al., World J. Gastroenterol. 2011 [77] | crossover, double-blind formula controlled trial | 5 weeks | 59 subjects (47 female and 12 male) | Chronic abdominal pain due to functional constipation and defecation in students | Probiotic goat yogurt with Bifidobacterium vs. yogurt alone | significant improvement in abdominal and defecation pain | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
3. | Roman et al., Scientific Reports, 2018 [78] | double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel assignment | 8 weeks | 60 (28 female and 3 male) | General body pain due to fibromyalgia | Lactobacillus acidophilus vs. Lactobacillus Rhamnosus GG vs. placebo | no improvement of pain symptoms | |
Secondary outcomes | ||||||||
4. | Sunagawa Y et al., Biol. Pharm. Bull. 2018 [79] | double-blind placebo-controlled randomized crossover study | 4 weeks | 29 subjects (8 female and 21 male) | neck and shoulder stiffness, headaches | 250 mg of NKCP®, a natto-derived dietary food supplement with bacillopeptidase F vs placebo | alleviation of headaches and chronic neck and shoulder stiffness and pain | |
Primary outcomes | ||||||||
5. | Waitzberg DL et al., Clinical Nutrition, 2013 [80] | randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study | 30 days | 100 subjects (100 female) | abdominal pain due to chronic constipation | synbiotic, combining fructooligosaccharides with Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium strains (LACTOFOS®) vs. maltodextrin (placebo group) | no improvement of pain symptoms | |
Primary outcomes |
Chronic Pain Category. | Chronic Pain Type | Dietary Pattern/Intervention | References |
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Chronic musculo-skeletal pain | Fibromyalgia | Low FODMAPs diet | [47] |
Elimination diet (MSD and aspartame) | [56,62] | ||
Gluten-free | [59,61] | ||
Fasting | [45] | ||
Probiotics | [77] | ||
Low back pain | Lacto-vegetarian diet | [52] | |
High-protein diet (amino acids supplementation) | [55] | ||
Vitamin D3 supplementation | [64,68] | ||
Knee osteoarthritis in obese patients | Calorie-restricted diet | [44,46] | |
Blueberry polyphenols supplementation | [74] | ||
Neck pain and stiffness | Probiotics | [79] | |
Musculoskeletal pain due to breast cancer treatment | Vitamin D2/D3 supplementation | [69,70] | |
Generalized chronic musculoskeletal pain | Plant-based low-fat diet | [54] | |
Fruit juice (apple/cherry) | [72] | ||
Chronic headache | Chronic headache or migraine | Very-low-calorie ketogenic diet | [43] |
Fatty acids supplementation (high n-3 and low n-6) | [48] | ||
Omega-3 supplementation | [49] | ||
Low-fat diet | [51] | ||
Multivitamins and vitamin D3 supplementation | [66,67] | ||
Neuropathic pain | Diabetic neuropathy | Low-fat, plant-based diet with vitamin B12 supplementation | [50] |
Vitamin E supplementation | [71] | ||
Taxol-induced neuropathic pain | Vitamin E or omega-3 supplementation | [63] | |
Chronic abdominal pain | Upper abdominal pain in pancreatic disease | Low-fat diet | [53] |
Antioxidants supplementation | [65] | ||
Intestinal metaplasia in children | Lactose elimination diet | [57] | |
Lactose intolerance | Lactose elimination diet | [58] | |
Novel food RP-G28 galacto-oligosaccharide | [60] | ||
Functional constipation | Increased fibers | [73] | |
Probiotics/synbiotics | [76,77,80] | ||
Irritable bowel syndrome | Increased fibers | [75] |
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Dragan, S.; Șerban, M.-C.; Damian, G.; Buleu, F.; Valcovici, M.; Christodorescu, R. Dietary Patterns and Interventions to Alleviate Chronic Pain. Nutrients 2020, 12, 2510. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12092510
Dragan S, Șerban M-C, Damian G, Buleu F, Valcovici M, Christodorescu R. Dietary Patterns and Interventions to Alleviate Chronic Pain. Nutrients. 2020; 12(9):2510. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12092510
Chicago/Turabian StyleDragan, Simona, Maria-Corina Șerban, Georgiana Damian, Florina Buleu, Mihaela Valcovici, and Ruxandra Christodorescu. 2020. "Dietary Patterns and Interventions to Alleviate Chronic Pain" Nutrients 12, no. 9: 2510. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12092510
APA StyleDragan, S., Șerban, M. -C., Damian, G., Buleu, F., Valcovici, M., & Christodorescu, R. (2020). Dietary Patterns and Interventions to Alleviate Chronic Pain. Nutrients, 12(9), 2510. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu12092510