Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Review Article

A Systematic Overview of Reviews for Complementary and Alternative Therapies in the Treatment of the Fibromyalgia Syndrome

Table 2

AMSTAR rating table of included systematic reviews.
ReferenceYearA priori design? Two data extractor and consensus?Comprehensive literature search?Statement on inclusion of grey literature? Language?List of included and excluded studies?Characteristics of studies provided, for example, tables?Quality of risk of bias assessment?Scientific quality of the included studies used appropriately in formulating conclusions?Methods used to combine the findings of studies appropriate?
Test on heterogeneity		Likelihood of publication bias assessed?Conflict of interests stated?Sum
CAM in general
Baranowsky et al. [50]2009YesCannot answerYesNoNoYesYesNoNot applicableNot applicableNo4
De Silva et al. [51]2010YesNoYesNoNoNoYesYesNot applicableNot applicableYes5
Holdcraft et al. [52]2003YesCannot answerYesNoNoNoYesYesNot applicableNot applicableNo4
Terhorst et al. [53]2011YesNoYesYesNoNoYesNoYesYesYes6
Exercise-based CAM
Chan et al. [54]2012YesNoYesNoNoYesYesYesNot applicableNot applicableYes6
Langhorst et al. [55]2013YesYesYesNoYesYesYesNoYesYesYes9
Lauche et al. [56]2013YesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes10
Mist et al. [57]2013YesCannot answerYesNoNoYesYesNoNoYesYes6
Manipulative therapies
Ernst [58]2009YesYesYesNoNoNoYesYesNot applicableNot applicableYes6
Kalichman [59]2010Cannot answerCannot answerYesNoNoYesNoNoNot applicableNot applicableYes3
Schneider et al. [60]2009YesCannot answerYesYesNoNoYesNoNot applicableNot applicableYes5
Mind/Body interventions
Bernardy et al. [61]2011YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes11
Glombiewski et al. [62]2013YesYesYesYesYesYesYesNoYesYesYes10
Hadhazy et al. [63]2000YesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesNot applicableNot applicableNo7
Kozasa et al. [64]2012Cannot answerCannot answerNoNoNoNoYesNoNot applicableNot applicableYes2
Lauche et al. [65]2013YesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesYesYesYes10
Acupuncture
Deare et al. [66]2013YesYesYesYes YesYesYesYesYesNoYes11
Langhorst et al. [67]2010YesYesYesYesNoYesYesYesYesNoYes9
Martin-Sanchez  
et al. [68]		2009Cannot answerCannot answerYesNoNoNoNoNoYesNoYes3
Mayhew and  
Ernst [69]		2007YesYesYesNoNoNoYesNoNot applicableNot applicableYes5
Balneotherapy/hydrotherapy
Fraioli et al. [70]2013Cannot answerCannot answerYesNoNoNoNoNoNot applicableNot applicableYes2
Langhorst et al. [71]2009YesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYesYes11
McVeigh et al. [72]2008YesYesYesNoYesNoYesYesNot applicableNot applicableNo6
Phytotherapy
de Souza Nascimento et al. [73]2013YesYesYesNoNoYesYesYesNot applicableNot applicableYes7
Homeopathy
Perry et al. [74]2010YesYesYesNoNoNoYesYesNot applicableNot applicableYes5