Meta-Analysis Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.) 2010

Traditional Chinese Medicine for treatment of cerebral palsy in children: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials.

Zhang Y, Liu J, Wang J, He Q — Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.), 2010

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Summary

What Researchers Did

This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the effects of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) therapies for treating children with cerebral palsy (CP) by analyzing 35 randomised controlled trials.

What They Found

The review included 35 randomised controlled trials involving 3286 children with cerebral palsy. A meta-analysis showed that acupuncture combined with conventional therapy significantly improved activities of daily living (mean difference: 6.38, 95% confidence interval 5.15-7.61; p < 0.00001) compared to conventional therapy alone.

Canadian Relevance

This study has no direct Canadian connection as it did not involve Canadian researchers, participants, or healthcare systems.

Study Limitations

The methodological quality of the included trials was generally low, particularly regarding allocation concealment, blinding, and intention-to-treat analysis.

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Study Details

Study Type	Meta-Analysis
Category	Neurological
Source	Pubmed
PubMed ID	20423208
Year Published	2010
Journal	Journal of alternative and complementary medicine (New York, N.Y.)
MeSH Terms	Activities of Daily Living; Astragalus Plant; Cerebral Palsy; Child; Complementary Therapies; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; Humans; Integrative Medicine; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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