Cochrane · systematic review · CD010971
Psychosocial interventions for recurrent abdominal pain in childhood
Abbott, RA, Martin, AE, Newlove‐Delgado, TV, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · 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
12
current version
GRADE rated
12
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 25%Low 9 · 75%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
Cognitive behavioural therapy compared with control for children and adolescents with recurrent abdominal pain
Population: children and adolescents with recurrent abdominal pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Treatment success: postintervention Cognitive behavioural therapy vs control | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 175 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Treatment success: medium‐term Cognitive behavioural therapy vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 139 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Pain intensity: postintervention Lower score equals less pain. Cognitive behavioural therapy vs control | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 405 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Pain intensity: medium‐term Cognitive behavioural therapy vs control | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 301 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
QOL (physical subscale): postintervention Higher score equals better QOL. Cognitive behavioural therapy vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 136 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
QOL (psychosocial subscale): postintervention Higher score equals better QOL. Cognitive behavioural therapy vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 136 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Functional disability or activity limitations: postintervention Lower score equals less activity disability. Cognitive behavioural therapy vs control | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 176 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Hypnotherapy compared with control for children and adolescents with recurrent abdominal pain
Population: children and adolescents with recurrent abdominal pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Treatment success: postintervention Hypnotherapy vs control | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 146 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Pain intensity: postintervention Lower score equals less pain. Hypnotherapy vs control | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 146 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Pain frequency: postintervention Lower score equals less pain. Hypnotherapy vs control | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 146 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Yoga compared with control for children and adolescents with recurrent abdominal pain
Population: children and adolescents with recurrent abdominal pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity: postintervention Lower score equals less pain. Yoga vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 122 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Functional disability: postintervention Lower score equals less functional disability. Yoga vs control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 53 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |