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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

41 questions · 41 findings · 9 reviews · Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems

No studies found 6 · 14.6%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 9.8%Low 24 · 58.5%Moderate 7 · 17.1%High 0 · 0%

Music therapy vs placebo or usual care

Global improvement · Individuals with autism spectrum disorder

Music therapy probably leads to higher global improvement compared with placebo therapy or standard care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Music therapy vs placebo or usual care

Autism symptom severity Measured by: parent‐reported autism symptoms on standardised autism screening and diagnostic instruments (lower scores indicate less severe autism symptoms) · Individuals with autism spectrum disorder
1 finding from 1 review

Music therapy vs placebo or usual care

Adverse events Any serious or non‐serious adverse event · Individuals with autism spectrum disorder

Music therapy showed no clear difference in adverse events Any serious or non‐serious adverse event compared with placebo therapy or standard care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Aggression OAS, OAS‐M, MOAS, self‐reported incidents, CPRS subscale (endpoints fall between 2 weeks and 6 months) · Any individual experiencing recurrent aggressive outbursts or episodes
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Impulsivity Q‐sort, Porteus Maze Test (endpoints fall between 2 weeks and 6 months) · Any individual experiencing recurrent aggressive outbursts or episodes
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Hostility BPRS hostility sub scale, CPRS hostility subscale, Q‐sort, speech content analysis (endpoints fall between 1 and 6 months) · Any individual experiencing recurrent aggressive outbursts or episodes
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Anger Self‐reported outbursts, Rosenweig Picture Frustration Test (endpoints fall between 2 weeks and 6 months) · Any individual experiencing recurrent aggressive outbursts or episodes
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Anger‐Hostility POMS anger‐hostility subscale (endpoints fall between 1 and 6 months) · Any individual experiencing recurrent aggressive outbursts or episodes
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Non‐compliance leaving the study early (endpoints fall between 1 and 6 months) · Any individual experiencing recurrent aggressive outbursts or episodes
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Adverse events, any (endpoints fall between 1 6 six months) · Any individual experiencing recurrent aggressive outbursts or episodes
1 finding from 1 review