Acupuncture vs oral corticosteroid: Adverse events
- Population
- carpal tunnel syndrome
- Intervention
- Acupuncture
- Comparison
- oral corticosteroid
- Outcome
- Adverse events
It is very uncertain whether acupuncture changes adverse events compared with oral corticosteroid (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Acupuncture vs oral corticosteroid Adverse events · carpal tunnel syndrome It is very uncertain whether acupuncture changes adverse events compared with oral corticosteroid (very low certainty). Acupuncture and related interventions for the treatment of symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.29 [0.06, 1.32] | 1 study · 77 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture and related interventions for the treatment of symptoms associated with carpal tunnel syndrome 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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How reviews are matched to this question
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