Summary of findings 4. Other interventions ‐ Massage therapy.

Massage therapycompared with bedtime reading controlfor children and adolescents with CF (5 ‐ 18 years)
Patient or population: children and adolescents with CF (5 ‐ 18 years) Settings: individual Intervention: massage therapy Comparison: bedtime reading control
Outcomes	Illustrative comparative risks* (95% CI)		No of Participants (studies)	Comments
	Assumed risk	Corresponding risk
	Bedtime reading control	Massage therapy
Pulmonary function ‐ Peak Air Flow (PEFR) Follow‐up day 30	The mean Peak Air Flow in the control group was 244	The mean Peak Air Flow in the intervention group was 53.9 higher (43.27 lower to 151.07 higher)	20 (1)	Primary outcome
Parent Anxiety State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI; range from 0 to 80 with a higher score reflecting more anxiety)	The mean parent anxiety score in the control group was 40	The mean parent anxiety score in the intervention group was 9.1 lower (17.84 to 0.36 lower)	20 (1)	Primary outcome
Child Anxiety ‐ State Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children (STAIC; range from 0 to 80 with a higher score reflecting more anxiety)	The mean child anxiety score in the control group was 32.9	The mean child anxiety score in the intervention group was 8.2 lower (12.36 to 4.04 lower)	20 (1)	Primary outcome
Child Mood Profile of Mood States (POMS)‐ depression subscale modified (19 items 5‐point‐scale 0 to 4, score range 0 to 76)	The mean score of the depression subscale in the control group was 7.2	The mean score of the depression subscale in the intervention group was 5.5 lower (8.81 to 2.19 lower)	20 (1)	Primary outcome
*The basis for the assumed risk (e.g. the median control group risk across studies) is provided in footnotes. The corresponding risk (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI). CI: Confidence interval