Chinese herbal medicines plus western medicine vs Western medicine: New fractures
It is very uncertain whether chinese herbal medicines plus western medicine changes new fractures (Yigu capsule plus calcium versus placebo plus calcium) compared with western medicine (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Chinese herbal medicines plus western medicine vs western medicine New fractures (Yigu capsule plus calcium versus placebo plus calcium) · patients with osteoporosis It is very uncertain whether chinese herbal medicines plus western medicine changes new fractures (Yigu capsule plus calcium versus placebo plus calcium) compared with western medicine (very low certainty). Chinese herbal medicines for treating osteoporosis (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.06 [0, 1] | 1 study · 140 participants | Very low |
Chinese herbal medicines plus western medicine vs western medicine New fractures (Xianlinggubao capsule (low‐dose) plus calcium and vitamin D versus placebo plus calcium and vitamin D) · patients with osteoporosis It is very uncertain whether chinese herbal medicines plus western medicine changes new fractures (Xianlinggubao capsule (low‐dose) plus calcium and… compared with western medicine (very low certainty). Chinese herbal medicines for treating osteoporosis (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.33 [0.01, 8.02] | 1 study · 120 participants | Very low |
Chinese herbal medicines plus western medicine vs western medicine New fractures (Bushen Zhuanggu granules plus calcium and vitamin D versus placebo granules plus calcium and vitamin D) · patients with osteoporosis It is very uncertain whether chinese herbal medicines plus western medicine changes new fractures (Bushen Zhuanggu granules plus calcium and vitamin D… compared with western medicine (very low certainty). Chinese herbal medicines for treating osteoporosis (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.44 [0.13, 1.43] | 1 study · 155 participants | Very low |
Chinese herbal medicines plus western medicine vs western medicine New fractures (Kanggusong soup plus calcium and vitamin D versus calcium and vitamin D) · patients with osteoporosis It is very uncertain whether chinese herbal medicines plus western medicine changes new fractures (Kanggusong soup plus calcium and vitamin D versus… compared with western medicine (very low certainty). Chinese herbal medicines for treating osteoporosis (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.22 [0.01, 5.34] | 1 study · 75 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese herbal medicines for treating osteoporosis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.