Table 9. Search strategy for Scopus.

S/N	Key terms	Search terms employed
1	Randomized controlled trials	(TITLE-ABS-KEY {({randomized AND controlled AND trial} OR {randomized AND controlled AND study} OR {randomized AND controlled AND trial} OR {randomized AND controlled AND study})})
2	Chronic kidney disease	(TITLE-ABS-KEY {({randomized AND controlled AND trial} OR {randomized AND controlled AND study} OR {randomized AND controlled AND trial} OR {randomized AND controlled AND study })}) AND (TITLE-ABS-KEY {({chronic AND kidney AND disease } OR {chronic AND kidney AND insufficiency} OR {chronic AND renal AND disease} OR {chronic AND renal AND insufficiency} OR {kidney AND failure} OR {renal AND failure} OR {end-stage AND renal AND failure} OR {end-stage AND renal AND disease} OR {predialysis} OR {pre-dialysis} OR {non-dialysis} OR {renal AND dialysis} OR {kidney AND disease} OR {hemodialysis} OR {hemodialysis} OR {peritoneal AND dialysis})})
3	Manipulative and body-based methods	(TITLE-ABS-KEY {(alternative AND medicine) OR (complementary AND medicine) OR (complementary AND therapy) OR (alternative AND therapy) OR (natural AND medicine) OR (integrative AND medicine) OR (massage) OR (chiropractice) OR yoga OR (tai AND chi) OR (moxibustion) OR (cupping) OR (qi AND gong) OR (acupuncture) OR (Osteopath*) OR (Naprapath*) OR (Reflexo*) OR (Shiatsu) OR (Tui Na) OR (Spinal manipulation)})