ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022
Music Intervention for Pain Control in the Pediatric Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of music on pain in mechanically ventilated patients: A Systematic review.Nursing in critical care · 2025Pooled it
- Effect of Music-Based Interventions on Maternal and Fetal Parameters during Pregnancy: A Systematic Review.Complementary medicine research · 2024Pooled it
- [Evidence-based guideline for neonatal pain management in China (2023)].Zhongguo dang dai er ke za zhi = Chinese journal of contemporary pediatrics · 2023Guideline
- Effects of live-performed sansula music versus storytelling on physiological and behavioral parameters in preterm infants: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2025Trial
- Efficacy of Listening to Music on Pain Reduction during Colposcopy-Directed Cervical Biopsy: A Randomized, Controlled Trial.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Trial
- Effect of ocean sounds played during retinopathy of prematurity examinations on physiology, pain, and comfort levels: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2026Article
- The Changes Over 15 Years Within a Pediatric Chronic Pain Service.Paediatric & neonatal pain · 2026Article
- Music Therapy for Pain and Anxiety control in Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Biopsy and Aspiration: A Systematic review and Meta-analysis.Journal of caring sciences · 2026Article
- The LIRIC Study-Live musIc in Relational Interactions with Children: using live music to transform interactions during wound dressing changes in pediatrics: a grounded-theory study.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Article
- Music interferes with expectation-induced pain modulation: a controlled cross-over experimental study.Pain reports · 2025Article
- Complementary medicine for post-tonsillectomy pain management in children: a network meta-analysis.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2025Review
- Construction of an Evidence Ecosystem-Based Postoperative Pain Management Programme for Paediatric Patients.Nursing open · 2025Article
- Effectiveness of Non-Pharmacological Interventions in the Management of Pediatric Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- The Effect of Music Distraction on Dental Anxiety During Invasive Dental Procedures in Children and Adults: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Severity and associated factors of postoperative pain in paediatric surgical patients aged 2 months-7 years at selected Addis Ababa Public Hospitals: a multicenter prospective longitudinal study.Annals of medicine and surgery (2012) · 2024Article
- Multisensory stimuli and pain perception in the newborn.Pediatric research · 2024Article
- The psychophysiology of music-based interventions and the experience of pain.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Review
- Comparison of breastfeeding, music therapy, and oral sucrose's impact on pain relief among infants during pentavalent vaccination.Journal of education and health promotion · 2024Article
- Music as an Adjuvant Therapy in Postoperative Pain and Physiologic Parameters: Pre-Test, Post-Test Intervention Study.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2023Article
- Current Evidence for Biological Biomarkers and Mechanisms Underlying Acute to Chronic Pain Transition across the Pediatric Age Spectrum.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
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Abstract
Music intervention (MI) has been applied as an effective adjunctive treatment for pain control in various clinical settings. However, no meta-analysis has yet been published on the analgesic effects of MI in infants and children. We performed a systematic review of PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) with the keywords "pain" AND "music therapy" from inception to January 2022. Primary outcomes were pain intensity and vital signs. Standardized mean difference (SMD) values and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed using a random effect model. Subgroup analyses with age groups, types of pain, and music styles were conducted. A total of 38 RCTs involving 5601 participants met the selection criteria. MI significantly decreased the pain levels (SMD = -0.57,
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