Is craniosacral therapy effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis

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Authors: Ceballos Laita, Luis, Ernst, Edzard, Carrasco Uribarren, Andoni, Cabanillas Barea, Sara, Esteban Pérez, Jaime, Jiménez del Barrio, Sandra
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Publication Date:2024
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Valladolid
Repository:UVaDOC. Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Valladolid
OAI Identifier:oai:uvadoc.uva.es:10324/70207
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12060679
https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/70207
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Keyword:Craniosacral therapy
Terapia craneosacral
Osteopathic medicine
Osteopatía
Complementary Therapies
Alternative medicine
Medicina alternativa
Systematic reviews (Medical research)
Medicina - Investigación
Meta-analysis
Medicine
Public health
32 Ciencias Médicas
3212 Salud Publica
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spelling Is craniosacral therapy effective? A systematic review and meta-analysisCeballos Laita, LuisErnst, EdzardCarrasco Uribarren, AndoniCabanillas Barea, SaraEsteban Pérez, JaimeJiménez del Barrio, SandraCraniosacral therapyTerapia craneosacralOsteopathic medicineOsteopatíaComplementary TherapiesAlternative medicineMedicina alternativaSystematic reviews (Medical research)Medicina - InvestigaciónMeta-analysisMedicinePublic health32 Ciencias Médicas3212 Salud PublicaProducción CientíficaObjectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical effectiveness of craniosacral therapy (CST) in the management of any conditions. Methods: Two independent reviewers searched the PubMed, Physiotherapy Evidence Database, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, and Osteopathic Medicine Digital Library databases in August 2023, and extracted data from randomized controlled trials (RCT) evaluating the clinical effectiveness of CST. The PEDro scale and Cochrane Risk of Bias 2 tool were used to assess the potential risk of bias in the included studies. The certainty of the evidence of each outcome variable was determined using GRADEpro. Quantitative synthesis was carried out with RevMan 5.4 software using random effect models. Data Synthesis: Fifteen RCTs were included in the qualitative and seven in the quantitative synthesis. For musculoskeletal disorders, the qualitative and quantitative synthesis suggested that CST produces no statistically significant or clinically relevant changes in pain and/or disability/impact in patients with headache disorders, neck pain, low back pain, pelvic girdle pain, or fibromyalgia. For non-musculoskeletal disorders, the qualitative and quantitative synthesis showed that CST was not effective for managing infant colic, preterm infants, cerebral palsy, or visual function deficits. Conclusions: The qualitative and quantitative synthesis of the evidence suggest that CST produces no benefits in any of the musculoskeletal or non-musculoskeletal conditions assessed. Two RCTs suggested statistically significant benefits of CST in children. However, both studies are seriously flawed, and their findings are thus likely to be false positive.MDPI2024info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12060679https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/70207reponame:UVaDOC. Repositorio Documental de la Universidad de Valladolidinstname:Universidad de ValladolidIngléshttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/12/6/679info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/oai:uvadoc.uva.es:10324/702072026-06-13T12:44:47Z
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title Is craniosacral therapy effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis
spellingShingle Is craniosacral therapy effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis
Ceballos Laita, Luis
Craniosacral therapy
Terapia craneosacral
Osteopathic medicine
Osteopatía
Complementary Therapies
Alternative medicine
Medicina alternativa
Systematic reviews (Medical research)
Medicina - Investigación
Meta-analysis
Medicine
Public health
32 Ciencias Médicas
3212 Salud Publica
title_short Is craniosacral therapy effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full Is craniosacral therapy effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_fullStr Is craniosacral therapy effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Is craniosacral therapy effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_sort Is craniosacral therapy effective? A systematic review and meta-analysis
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Ceballos Laita, Luis
Ernst, Edzard
Carrasco Uribarren, Andoni
Cabanillas Barea, Sara
Esteban Pérez, Jaime
Jiménez del Barrio, Sandra
author Ceballos Laita, Luis
author_facet Ceballos Laita, Luis
Ernst, Edzard
Carrasco Uribarren, Andoni
Cabanillas Barea, Sara
Esteban Pérez, Jaime
Jiménez del Barrio, Sandra
author_role author
author2 Ernst, Edzard
Carrasco Uribarren, Andoni
Cabanillas Barea, Sara
Esteban Pérez, Jaime
Jiménez del Barrio, Sandra
author2_role author
author
author
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Craniosacral therapy
Terapia craneosacral
Osteopathic medicine
Osteopatía
Complementary Therapies
Alternative medicine
Medicina alternativa
Systematic reviews (Medical research)
Medicina - Investigación
Meta-analysis
Medicine
Public health
32 Ciencias Médicas
3212 Salud Publica
topic Craniosacral therapy
Terapia craneosacral
Osteopathic medicine
Osteopatía
Complementary Therapies
Alternative medicine
Medicina alternativa
Systematic reviews (Medical research)
Medicina - Investigación
Meta-analysis
Medicine
Public health
32 Ciencias Médicas
3212 Salud Publica
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