Cochrane · systematic review · CD004796
Manipulative therapies for infantile colic
Dobson, D, Lucassen, PLBJ, Miller, JJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · Cochrane Library
Developmental, Psychosocial and Learning ProblemsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
3
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 1 · 33.3%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 66.7%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Manipulative therapy compared to control condition for infant colic
Population: infants with colic
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Change in daily hours of crying Crying diary completed by parents Manipulative therapy vs control condition | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 223 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Presence/absence of colic Global impression of change scale completed by parents Manipulative therapy vs control condition | OR 11.12 [0.46, 267.52] | 3 studies · 185 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Adverse events Incidents reported by parents Manipulative therapy vs control condition | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 102 participants | Ungraded |