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1,923 questions · 1,956 findings · 143 reviews · Musculoskeletal

No studies found 555 · 28.4%GRADE not reported 107 · 5.5%Very low 255 · 13%Low 555 · 28.4%Moderate 357 · 18.3%High 127 · 6.5%

Chondroitin vs placebo

WOMAC MCII Pain subscale (reduction in knee pain by 20%) ‐ Long‐term studies (≥ 6 months)—dose ≥ 800 mg/d · patients with osteoarthritis

Chondroitin leads to higher WOMAC MCII Pain subscale (reduction in knee pain by 20%) ‐ Long‐term… compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chondroitin vs placebo

Radiographic Outcome: Reduction in Minimum Joint Space Width (JSW) in mm ‐ Long‐term studies (≥ 6 months)—dose ≥ 800 mg/d Scale: millimeters (smaller decrease in reduction in minimum joint space width is better) · patients with osteoarthritis
1 finding from 1 review

Chondroitin vs placebo

Withdrawals due to adverse events · patients with osteoarthritis

Chondroitin showed no clear difference in withdrawals due to adverse events compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chondroitin vs placebo

Number of serious adverse events · patients with osteoarthritis

Chondroitin probably leads to lower number of serious adverse events compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chondroitin with or without glucosamine vs placebo or control

WOMAC MCII Pain subscale (reduction in knee pain by 20%) ‐ Long‐term studies (≥ 6 months)—dose ≥ 800 mg/d · patients with osteoarthritis

Chondroitin with or without glucosamine leads to higher WOMAC MCII Pain subscale (reduction in knee pain by 20%) Long‐term… compared with placebo/control (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Rituximab (2 x 1000 mg) plus methotrexate vs methotrexate

Clinical remission · patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Rituximab (2 x 1000 mg) plus methotrexate showed no clear difference in clinical remission (Disease Activity Score‐28 joint count < 2.6)… compared with methotrexate monotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Rituximab (2 x 1000 mg) plus methotrexate vs methotrexate

No radiographic progression in total Genant‐modified Sharp score (range 0 to 290) Analysis 1.21 · patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Rituximab (2 x 1000 mg) plus methotrexate showed no clear difference in no radiographic progression in total Genant‐modified Sharp score… compared with methotrexate monotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Rituximab (2 x 1000 mg) plus methotrexate vs methotrexate

Discontinuation of medication due to adverse events · patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Rituximab (2 x 1000 mg) plus methotrexate showed no clear difference in discontinuations due to adverse events Analysis 6.3 compared with methotrexate monotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table 3: comparison of operation types: firebreak skin grafting vs z‐plasty closure of fasciectomy

PEM hand function score at 3 years Major outcome group 1 (hand function) (scores between 0 and 77, where 0 represents no impairment in hand function and 77 represents maximum impairment in hand function) · 79 participants (Ullah 2009)
1 finding from 1 review