December 2011. Volume 7. Number 4

There is no evidence that complementary therapies provide benefit in various pediatric conditions

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Hunt K, Ernst E. The evidence-base for complementary medicine in children: a critical overview of systematic reviews. Arch Dis Child. 2011;96:769-76.
Reviewers: Pérez Gaxiola G1, Cuello García CA2.
1Hospital Pediátrico de Sinaloa. Culiacán. Sinaloa. México.
2ITESM. Monterrey. Nuevo León. México.
Correspondence: Giordano Pérez Gaxiola. Email: giordanopg@gmail.com
Reception date: 10/10/2011
Acceptance date: 11/10/2011
Publication date: 19/10/2011

Abstract

Authors' conclusion: although there is some encouraging evidence for hypnosis, herbal medicine and acupuncture, there is insufficient evidence to suggest that other CAMs are effective for the treatment of childhood conditions.

Reviewers' commentary: existing studies and systematic reviews about complementary therapies are of low quality and have a high risk of bias. To recommend any of them, results must be reproduced in more rigorous clinical trials.

How to cite this article

Pérez Gaxiola G, Cuello García CA. No existen pruebas que demuestren que las terapias complementarias o alternativas ayudan en diversas enfermedades pediátricas. Evid Pediatr. 2011;7:86.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Hunt K, Ernst E. The evidence-base for complementary medicine in children: a critical overview of systematic reviews. Arch Dis Child. 2011;96:769-76.
Reviewers: Pérez Gaxiola G1, Cuello García CA2.
1Hospital Pediátrico de Sinaloa. Culiacán. Sinaloa. México.
2ITESM. Monterrey. Nuevo León. México.
Correspondence: Giordano Pérez Gaxiola. Email: giordanopg@gmail.com
Reception date: 10/10/2011
Acceptance date: 11/10/2011
Publication date: 19/10/2011

How to cite this article

Pérez Gaxiola G, Cuello García CA. No existen pruebas que demuestren que las terapias complementarias o alternativas ayudan en diversas enfermedades pediátricas. Evid Pediatr. 2011;7:86.

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