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4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning Problems

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Antispasmodics vs placebo

Pain duration (mean pain duration, assessed at 4 weeks) · Children with recurrent abdominal pain

It is very uncertain whether antispasmodics changes pain duration (mean pain duration, assessed at 4 weeks) compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological interventions for recurrent abdominal pain in childhood 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 120 participants
Very low

Antispasmodics vs placebo

Pain improvement (clinician judged, assessed at 2 weeks) · Children with recurrent abdominal pain

It is very uncertain whether antispasmodics changes pain improvement (clinician judged, assessed at 2 weeks) compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological interventions for recurrent abdominal pain in childhood 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 3.33 [0.93, 12.01]
1 study · 42 participants
Very low

Antispasmodics vs placebo

Pain episodes · Children with recurrent abdominal pain

It is very uncertain whether antispasmodics changes pain frequency (episodes of pain in 4 weeks, assessed after 4 weeks) compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological interventions for recurrent abdominal pain in childhood 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 11.3 [2.4, 20.1]
1 study · 132 participants
Very low

Antispasmodics vs placebo

Pain improvement (self reported response to treatment, assessed at 4 weeks) · Children with recurrent abdominal pain

Antispasmodics showed no clear difference in pain improvement (self reported response to treatment, assessed at 4… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Pharmacological interventions for recurrent abdominal pain in childhood 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.6 [0.7, 3.4]
1 study · 115 participants
Low