Study Search time Study (sample size) Interventions Comparison Main result Recommendation Evidence level
Bradt et al. 2011 [31 ] September 2010 7 RCTs (391) Music Standard care Benefits Yes Low1,2 Choi et al. 2012 [36 ] April 2011 15 RCTs (1157) Acupuncture Drug No effect No Low2,3 Acupuncture + drug Drug Benefits Low2,3 Acupuncture Sham acupuncture No effect Verylow1,2,3 Lian et al. 2013 [43 ] June 2010 6 RCTs (476) Acupuncture + drug Drug Benefits No Low2,3
Ernst 2009 [23 ] and Ernst et al. 2011 [32 ]
September 2010 1 RCT (23) Reflexology No treatment Benefits No Low1,3 Ernst 2009 [24 ] November 2008 5 RCTs (781) Massage Control Benefits No Moderate3 Falkensteiner et al. 2011 [33 ] July 2010 3 RCTs, 2 N-RCT (1841) Massage Control Benefits No Moderate1 Pan et al. 2013 [46 ]
November 2012 4 RCTs Massage Control No effect No Very low1,2,3 Wilkinson et al. 2008 [21 ] 2006 4 RCTs (212) Massage Control Benefits No Low1,3 Haseen et al. 2009 [25 ]
January 2009 1 RCT (54) Lycopene No treatment Benefits No Low1,3 Hurlow et al. 2012 [37 ] April 2008 3 RCTs (88) TENS Placebo Inconsistent No Low1,3
Kienle and Kiene 2010 [29 ] October 2009 5 RCTs (745) Viscum album l + cancer treatmentCancer treatment Inconsistent No Low2,3 Kim et al. 2010 [30 ]
July 2010 2 N-RCTs (58) Reflexology No treatment Benefits No Low4 Lee et al. 2009 [26 ]
February 2009 1 CCT (133) Qigong Control Benefits No Low4 Lee et al. 2011 [34 ] January 2009 1 RCT (60) Cupping Drug Benefits No Low1,3
Martín-Sánchez et al. 2009 [27 ] February 2008 5 RCTs (290) Cannabis Placebo Benefits No Low1,3
Gorin et al. 2012 [38 ] 2010 37 RCTs (4199) Psychosocial intervention Usual care Benefits Yes Moderate3
Edwards et al. 2004 [45 ]
June 2011 3 RCTs (279) Psychosocial intervention Usual care Benefits Yes Low1,3 Johannsen et al. 2013 [42 ]
December 2012 26 trials (1786) Psychosocial intervention Usual care Benefits Yes Moderate3 Marie et al. 2013 [44 ] May 2012 15 trials (1710) Education Usual care Benefits Yes Moderate3 Vandervaart et al. 2009 [28 ] December 2008 2 RCTs (40) Reiki Control Benefits No Low1,3 Xu et al. 2007 [20 ] 2006 41 RCTs (2902) Chinese herbal medicine + cancer therapy Cancer therapy Benefits No Low1,3 Wang et al. 2013 [48 ] December 2012 16 RCTs (1008) Chinese herbal medicine + conventional treatment Conventional treatment Benefits No Low1,3 Bao et al. 2013 [40 ] December 2012 7 RCTs (521) Compound kushen injection Radiotherapy or bisphosphonates Benefits No Low1,3 Zhang et al. 2012 [39 ] March 2011 7 RCTs (603) Music intervention Standard care Benefits No Low1,2 Milazzo et al. 2006 [19 ] 2005 2 RCTs (57) Homeopathy (Traumeel) No treatment/Placebo Benefits No Low1,3 Puetz et al. 2013 [47 ] January 2012 18 trials (1237) Creative arts therapies No treatment Benefits No Low2,3