evidence/gaps
Cochrane · systematic review · CD006787

Music interventions for acquired brain injury

Magee, WL, Clark, I, Tamplin, J, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library

StrokeAMSTAR 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 28.6%Low 3 · 42.9%Moderate 2 · 28.6%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

Music compared with standard care for acquired brain injury

Population: acquired brain injury
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Gait velocity
Music vs standard care
no estimate extracted9 studies · 268 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Stride length (affected side)
Music vs standard care
no estimate extracted5 studies · 129 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Gait cadence
Music vs standard care
no estimate extracted7 studies · 223 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Stride symmetry
Music vs standard care
no estimate extracted3 studies · 139 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
General upper extremity functioning
Music vs standard care
no estimate extracted5 studies · 194 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Overall communication
Music vs standard care
no estimate extracted3 studies · 67 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Quality of life
Music vs standard care
no estimate extracted2 studies · 53 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision