Cochrane · systematic review · CD013527
Physical activity and education about physical activity for chronic musculoskeletal pain in children and adolescents
Nascimento Leite, M, Kamper, SJ, O'Connell, NE, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library
Pain, Palliative and Supportive CareAMSTAR 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
18
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
15
Included studies
NR
No studies 15 · 83.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 16.7%Low 0 · 0%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
Summary of findings
Population: children and adolescents aged 4 years to 18 years, with chronic musculoskeletal pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity measured on CHQ (0‐100; 0 = worse pain), and VAS (0 to 100; 0 = no pain) Postintervention: first assessment after end of treatment; no later than 3 months | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 118 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Disability measured on CHAQ (0 to 3; 0 = no disability) Postintervention: first assessment after end of treatment; no later than 3 months | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 170 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse events none of the studies reported on this outcome | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Depression none of the studies reported on this outcome | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Anxiety none of the studies reported on this outcome | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Quality of life measured on multiple scales (0 to 100; higher score = better quality of life) Postintervention: first assessment after end of treatment; no later than 3 months | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 201 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Summary of findings
Population: children and adolescents aged 4 years to 18 years, with chronic musculoskeletal pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity none of the studies reported on this outcome | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Disability none of the studies reported on this outcome | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse events none of the studies reported on this outcome | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Depression none of the studies reported on this outcome | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Anxiety none of the studies reported on this outcome | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Quality of life none of the studies reported on this outcome | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Summary of findings
Population: children and adolescents aged 4 years to 18 years, with chronic musculoskeletal pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity none of the studies reported on this outcome | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Disability none of the studies reported on this outcome | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse events none of the studies reported on this outcome | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Depression none of the studies reported on this outcome | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Anxiety none of the studies reported on this outcome | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Quality of life none of the studies reported on this outcome | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |