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Table 1 Inclusion and exclusion criteria

From: Mind–body therapies and their interplay with the immune system in children and adolescents: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Criteria

Inclusion

Exclusion

Study design

RCTs, non-RCTs, cohort studies, case–control studies, single-arm and multi-arm trials

Studies without empirical data on MBTs and immune markers

Population

Children and adolescents under 21 years, mixed populations including minors

Adults only

Outcomes

Changes in immune markers, gene expression related to immune regulation

Cortisol and other stress hormones

Languages

All languages (translated to English using DeepL Pro)

None

  1. RCTs randomized controlled trials, MBTs mind-body-therapies