A Systematic Review of Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine: “Miscellaneous Therapies”
There is an increasing interest in complementary and alternative veterinary medicine (CAVM). There is, however, an uncertainty of the efficacy of these methods. Therefore, the aim of this systematic literature review is to assess the evidence for clinical efficacy of 24 CAVM therapies used in cats,...
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| description | There is an increasing interest in complementary and alternative veterinary medicine (CAVM). There is, however, an uncertainty of the efficacy of these methods. Therefore, the aim of this systematic literature review is to assess the evidence for clinical efficacy of 24 CAVM therapies used in cats, dogs, and horses. A bibliographic search, restricted to studies in cats, dogs, and horses, was performed on Web of Science Core Collection, CABI, and PubMed. Relevant articles were assessed for scientific quality, and information was extracted on study characteristics, species, type of treatment, indication, and treatment effects. Of 982 unique publications screened, 42 were eligible for inclusion, representing nine different CAVM therapies, which were aromatherapy, gold therapy, homeopathy, leeches (hirudotherapy), mesotherapy, mud, neural therapy, sound (music) therapy, and vibration therapy. For 15 predefined therapies, no study was identified. The risk of bias was assessed as high in 17 studies, moderate to high in 10, moderate in 10, low to moderate in four, and low in one study. In those studies where the risk of bias was low to moderate, there was considerable heterogeneity in reported treatment effects. Therefore, the scientific evidence is not strong enough to define the clinical efficacy of the 24 CAVM therapies. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-62c0a0b04b174efabb32056cc3342b232023-11-23T03:25:39ZengMDPI AGAnimals2076-26152021-11-011112335610.3390/ani11123356A Systematic Review of Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine: “Miscellaneous Therapies”Anna Bergh0Iréne Lund1Anna Boström2Heli Hyytiäinen3Kjell Asplund4Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE 750 07 Uppsala, SwedenDepartment of Physiology and Pharmacolgy, Karolinska Institutet, SE 171 77 Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 57, 00014 Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of Equine and Small Animal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 57, 00014 Helsinki, FinlandDepartment of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University, SE 901 87 Umeå, SwedenThere is an increasing interest in complementary and alternative veterinary medicine (CAVM). There is, however, an uncertainty of the efficacy of these methods. Therefore, the aim of this systematic literature review is to assess the evidence for clinical efficacy of 24 CAVM therapies used in cats, dogs, and horses. A bibliographic search, restricted to studies in cats, dogs, and horses, was performed on Web of Science Core Collection, CABI, and PubMed. Relevant articles were assessed for scientific quality, and information was extracted on study characteristics, species, type of treatment, indication, and treatment effects. Of 982 unique publications screened, 42 were eligible for inclusion, representing nine different CAVM therapies, which were aromatherapy, gold therapy, homeopathy, leeches (hirudotherapy), mesotherapy, mud, neural therapy, sound (music) therapy, and vibration therapy. For 15 predefined therapies, no study was identified. The risk of bias was assessed as high in 17 studies, moderate to high in 10, moderate in 10, low to moderate in four, and low in one study. In those studies where the risk of bias was low to moderate, there was considerable heterogeneity in reported treatment effects. Therefore, the scientific evidence is not strong enough to define the clinical efficacy of the 24 CAVM therapies.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/11/12/3356aromatherapygold therapyhomeopathyleechesmesotherapymud |
| spellingShingle | Anna Bergh Iréne Lund Anna Boström Heli Hyytiäinen Kjell Asplund A Systematic Review of Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine: “Miscellaneous Therapies” Animals aromatherapy gold therapy homeopathy leeches mesotherapy mud |
| title | A Systematic Review of Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine: “Miscellaneous Therapies” |
| title_full | A Systematic Review of Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine: “Miscellaneous Therapies” |
| title_fullStr | A Systematic Review of Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine: “Miscellaneous Therapies” |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Systematic Review of Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine: “Miscellaneous Therapies” |
| title_short | A Systematic Review of Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine: “Miscellaneous Therapies” |
| title_sort | systematic review of complementary and alternative veterinary medicine miscellaneous therapies |
| topic | aromatherapy gold therapy homeopathy leeches mesotherapy mud |
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