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eCAM 2006;3(1)143–144 doi:10.1093/ecam/nek003 Commentary CAM for Pediatric Pain: What is State-of-the-Research? Jennie C. I. Tsao A Commentary for eCAM on CAM and the Phenomenology of Pain, by Alex Hankey Previously, we reviewed the evidence for the efficacy of CAM approaches for pediatric pain (volume 2; issue 2; 2005) using criteria developed by the American Psychological Association Division 12 Task Force. Our review focused on CAM modalities that had been tested with at least one controlled trial or multiple baseline study. In addition, only those trials in which children comprised the study sample were included. Thus, several CAM modalities were not included in our review. Key ethical and other reasons for the limited literature on CAM for pediatric pain as well as directions for future studies are discussed. The commentary by Alex Hankey on our article, ‘Comple- acceptably low probability of side effects and adverse events mentary and Alternative Medicine Approaches for Pediatric is required before clinical researchers would be willing to Pain’ (1), raised some valuable points regarding the practice test a CAM intervention in pediatric samples, and for parents of CAM interventions for chronic and acute pain. Whereas it to consent to their child taking part in such trials. There is is certainly true that CAM consists of many more modalities also the ethical consideration that only