School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 11 Yuk Choi Road, Hung Hom, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China.
Pediatric Tuina Health Care Clinic, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Affiliated Hospital, Jinan, China.
Syst Rev. 2021 Apr 28;10(1):127. doi: 10.1186/s13643-021-01681-x.
Massage is a popularly used complementary and alternative therapy. Previous randomised controlled trials have examined the effects of massage on children, and several systematic reviews have been conducted to synthesise these data. This study aims to assess and summarise the current evidence from published systematic reviews of controlled clinical trials on the practice of paediatric massage, specifically in infants and children aged < 5 years.
The online databases MEDLINE, Embase, Health Technology Assessment Database, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, Allied and Complementary Medicine, China National Knowledge Infrastructure and Wanfang Data will be searched from the inception onwards for evidence of the treatment effects. We will include systematic reviews of randomised control trials evaluating the effects and safety of massage therapy in infants and children aged < 5 years. The primary outcomes will be any physical or psychological outcome, and adverse effects on children. Secondary outcomes will include any physical or psychological outcome on caregivers. Two reviewers will independently screen the articles for inclusion as per the eligibility criteria. They will extract information from the included studies and assess the methodological quality of the included studies. A table will be used to summarise of information of the included studies, which includes the basic information, method and findings. The methodological quality of the included systematic reviews will be assessed by A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews version 2 (AMSTAR 2). Extracted data from the included studies will be collected and presented using narrative approach. The pooled effect estimates for meta-analysed outcomes will be extracted when possible. If there is a discrepancy in results of two or more reviews on the same topic, then the causes of such discrepancy will be further explored.
This overview of systematic reviews will summarise the current evidence on massage, specifically for infants and children aged < 5 years. We will comprehensively present the positive effects and adverse effects of this intervention. Findings from this overview will be published in a peer-reviewed journal.
CRD42020186003 .
按摩是一种常用的补充和替代疗法。以前的随机对照试验已经研究了按摩对儿童的影响，并且已经进行了几项系统评价来综合这些数据。本研究旨在评估和总结已发表的关于小儿按摩的对照临床试验的系统评价中的当前证据，特别是在<5 岁的婴儿和儿童中。
从现在开始，将在在线数据库 MEDLINE、Embase、卫生技术评估数据库、 Cochrane 系统评价数据库、效果摘要数据库、辅助和补充医学、中国国家知识基础设施和万方数据中搜索证据，以评估治疗效果。我们将包括评估按摩疗法对<5 岁婴儿和儿童影响和安全性的随机对照试验的系统评价。主要结果将是任何身体或心理结果以及对儿童的不良反应。次要结果将包括对照顾者的任何身体或心理结果。两名审查员将根据纳入标准独立筛选纳入的文章。他们将从纳入的研究中提取信息，并评估纳入研究的方法学质量。将使用表格总结纳入研究的信息，包括基本信息、方法和发现。纳入的系统评价的方法学质量将由评估系统评价的工具（AMSTAR 2）进行评估。将从纳入的研究中提取并以叙述方式呈现提取的数据。如果对同一主题的两个或多个综述的结果存在差异，则将进一步探讨这种差异的原因。
本系统评价综述将总结目前关于按摩的证据，特别是针对<5 岁的婴儿和儿童。我们将全面介绍这种干预措施的积极和消极影响。本综述的结果将发表在同行评议的期刊上。
CRD42020186003。
