Extracorporeal shockwave therapy vs control procedure: Adverse events
- Population
- participants with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
- Intervention
- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy
- Comparison
- control procedure
- Outcome
- Adverse events
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with control procedure (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy vs control procedure Adverse events · participants with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome Extracorporeal shockwave therapy showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with control procedure (low certainty). Non‐pharmacological interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD012551.PUB2, superseded | RR 1.22 [0.59, 2.51] | 3 studies · 195 participants | Low |
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy vs control procedure Adverse events · participants with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome Extracorporeal shockwave therapy showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with control procedure (low certainty). Non‐pharmacological interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.22 [0.59, 2.51] | 3 studies · 195 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non‐pharmacological interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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