14. Comparison 8: counter‐stimulation and distraction, versus conventional treatment.

Study	Outcome	Intervention 1: counter‐stimulation (groups C+SA)	Intervention 2: distraction and counter‐stimulation (group CD+SA)	Control: conventional LA (group SA)	Results
Aminabadi 2008	Distress: Sound, Eyes, and Motor (SEM) scale; 0 to 4 for each of 4 categories, intraoperatively, investigator	Sound: 1.67 Eyes: 1.67 Movement: 1.73 Sum: 5.07 (n = 26)	Sound: 1.26 Eyes: 1.03 Movement: 1.12 Sum: 3.41 (n = 26)	Sound: 2.75 Eyes: 2.67 Movement: 2.83 Sum: 8.25 (n = 26)	"... difference between group SA and group C+SA was statistically significant (P < 0.05); group CD+SA surpassed group SA (P < 0.05)... Pain reaction on C+SA significantly more than group CD+SA (P < 0.05)"

LA = local anaesthetic; n = number.