SynthesisJornal de pediatria
Acupuncture for pediatric chronic pain: a systematic review.
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Traditional Chinese Medicine for childhood obesity: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
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- From arthritis to central sensitization: targeting the neuro-immune axis via microglial modulation in acupuncture treatment for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-associated pain.Frontiers in immunology · 2025Review
- "The Evidence I Need Is Change in a Child" Healthcare Provider Perspectives on Acupuncture Therapy for Children Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): An Interpretive Description.Global advances in integrative medicine and healthArticle
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Abstract
objectivesTo survey, analyze and discuss the scientific evidence supporting the use of acupuncture and related techniques in the management of chronic pain in the pediatric population. SOURCES: A survey of databases (MEDLINE, Scopus and Scielo) was carried out with search strategies, following the PRISMA statement, without limits on publication dates and languages. Clinical studies (clinical trials, single-arm, and case series) were accepted for review if they included participants aged up to 22 years. Study quality was assessed by MMAT, and the randomized clinical trial was analyzed under the STRICTA criteria. SUMMARY OF THE
findings2369 articles were retrieved. After excluding repetitions, 1335 underwent the initial selection. Only 16 articles were selected for full reading, of which 5 were included in the review, being two case series, two single-arm studies, and one randomized clinical trial. The articles were considered of good quality by the adopted criteria.
conclusionThe analyzed studies showed important clinical results such as the reduction of pain intensity, and improvement in school attendance and social life. However, there are many limitations in study design and sample size. Therefore, there is weak evidence to support the use of acupuncture in the context of pediatric chronic pain, but the positive results reinforce the need for further investigation of the topic with the conduct of larger and well-designed studies, to obtain more data and greater scientific conviction of the findings.
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