Meta-Analysis of Exercise Interventions for Pediatric Chronic Low Back Pain

A 48.8 KB document presents a meta-analysis of exercise-based interventions for pain intensity in children and adolescents with nonspecific chronic low back pain. The analysis synthesizes results from 5 controlled clinical trials, involving a total of 405 participants (n=125 and n=280 across two comparisons). Zijing Jiang authored this systematic review, which was uploaded to figshare in March 2026.

Use Cases

• Compare Standardized Mean Difference (SMD) and confidence intervals (95% CI) for exercise therapy versus no intervention/usual care across two trials.
• Analyze the SMD and 95% CI for the incremental effect of adjunctive therapies combined with exercise, based on data from three studies.
• Extract heterogeneity metrics and participant counts (n) from the meta-analysis tables for methodological review.
• Evaluate the risk of bias assessments conducted by two independent reviewers as documented in the review.

Strengths

• The analysis is based on a systematic review of five databases, including Cochrane Library and PubMed.
• Data extraction and bias risk evaluation were performed independently by two reviewers.
• Results are quantified using specific effect size metrics (SMD) and confidence intervals for two distinct intervention comparisons.

Limitations

• The evidence base is limited to only 5 trials with 405 total participants, indicating a small sample size for meta-analysis.
• The author notes substantial heterogeneity in one comparison and very low certainty in the overall conclusions.
• The dataset is a 48.8 KB DOCX file containing textual analysis, not a structured, machine-readable data table.

Provenance

Source

Systematic review and meta-analysis authored by Zijing Jiang, published on figshare.

Collection Method

Literature search across five databases (Cochrane Library, Medline, Web of Science, PubMed, Embase), with independent data extraction and risk of bias evaluation by two reviewers.

Time Range

Studies searched from database inception to January 2026.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026, with literature search covering studies from database inception to January 2026.

Geography

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