Question · asked by 1 review
Radioisotopes vs placebo: Complete relief of pain
- Population
- patients with metastatic bone pain
- Intervention
- Radioisotopes
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Complete relief of pain
Radioisotopes probably leads to higher pain relief ‐ Complete relief compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Radioisotopes vs Placebo Pain relief ‐ Complete relief · patients with metastatic bone pain Radioisotopes probably leads to higher pain relief ‐ Complete relief compared with placebo (moderate certainty). Radioisotopes for metastatic bone pain (2011) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 2.1 [1.32, 3.35] | 4 studies · 296 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radioisotopes for metastatic bone pain 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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