Question · asked by 1 review
NSAIDs vs placebo: Relief of pain
- Population
- women with primary dysmenorrhoea
- Intervention
- NSAIDs
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Relief of pain
NSAIDs may leads to higher pain relief dichotomous data compared with placebo (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
NSAIDs vs placebo Pain relief dichotomous data · women with primary dysmenorrhoea NSAIDs may leads to higher pain relief dichotomous data compared with placebo (low certainty). Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for dysmenorrhoea (2015) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | OR 4.37 [3.76, 5.09] | Not reported | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for dysmenorrhoea 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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