In October 2012 a systematic review of all the randomised clinical trials of Craniosacral therapy concluded that "the notion that CST is associated with more than non-specific effects is not based on evidence from rigorous randomised clinical trials".
In October 2012, alternative medicine critic Edzard Ernstconducted a systematic review of randomised clinical trials of Craniosacral therapy. He concluded that "the notion that CST is associated with more than non-specific effects is not based on evidence from rigorous randomised clinical trials".