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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.

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15,213 questions in 2,394 reviews

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No studies 15,213 · 100%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

QuestionEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Intervention NR
Serious AE · adults with cluster headache
Triptans for acute cluster headache (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Pain‐free at 30 mins · adults with cluster headache
Triptans for acute cluster headache (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Headache relief at 30 mins · adults with cluster headache
Triptans for acute cluster headache (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Topiramate 200 to 400 mg vs placebo
Proportion below 30/100 mm on VAS · neuropathic pain (two studies found in painful diabetic neuropathy, and one in lumbar radiculopathy)
Topiramate for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Topiramate 200 to 400 mg vs placebo
Death · neuropathic pain (two studies found in painful diabetic neuropathy, and one in lumbar radiculopathy)
Topiramate for neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia in adults (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education
Compliance with medication · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education
Health outcomes ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education
Medication side effects ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education
Quality of life ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education
Self‐efficacy ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education vs education by a health professional
Compliance with medication ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education vs education by a health professional
Medication side effects ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education vs education by a health professional
Quality of life ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education vs education by a health professional
Self‐efficacy ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education and education by a health professional
Knowledge ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education and education by a health professional
Compliance with medication ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education and education by a health professional
Health outcomes ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education and education by a health professional
Medication side effects ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education and education by a health professional
Quality of life ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education vs written education and education by a health professional
Self‐efficacy ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education vs control multimedia
Medication side effects ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education and a co‐intervention vs co‐intervention alone
Quality of life ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education vs no education or usual care
Medication side effects ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: multimedia education vs no education or usual care
Quality of life ‐ not measured · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Diabetes and non‐diabetes related morbidity · peri‐ or postmenopausal women with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Hormone replacement therapy for women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Death from any cause · peri‐ or postmenopausal women with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Hormone replacement therapy for women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health‐related quality of life · peri‐ or postmenopausal women with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Hormone replacement therapy for women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Economic data · peri‐ or postmenopausal women with type 1 diabetes mellitus
Hormone replacement therapy for women with type 1 diabetes mellitus (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Sustained headache relief at 24 h · adults with migraine headache ‐ moderate or severe pain
Diclofenac with or without an antiemetic for acute migraine headaches in adults (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Serious AE · adults with migraine headache ‐ moderate or severe pain
Diclofenac with or without an antiemetic for acute migraine headaches in adults (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Good functional vision (presenting visual acuity 6/12 or better) · people with age‐related cataract
Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Other complications · people with age‐related cataract
Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Quality of life · people with age‐related cataract
Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Costs · people with age‐related cataract
Manual small incision cataract surgery (MSICS) with posterior chamber intraocular lens versus… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Mortality during critical care unit admission Measured using mortality rate in intervention and comparison groups During critical care admission · mechanically ventilated adults with need for aerosol bronchodilator therapy
Metered dose inhalers versus nebulizers for aerosol bronchodilator delivery for adult patients receiving… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Duration of mechanical ventilation Measured as number of days · mechanically ventilated adults with need for aerosol bronchodilator therapy
Metered dose inhalers versus nebulizers for aerosol bronchodilator delivery for adult patients receiving… (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Comparison intervention
Immunomodulators and immunosuppressants for multiple sclerosis: a network meta‐analysis (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
placebo
Immunomodulators and immunosuppressants for multiple sclerosis: a network meta‐analysis (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
IFNß‐1a (Avonex)
Immunomodulators and immunosuppressants for multiple sclerosis: a network meta‐analysis (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
IFNß‐1a (Rebif)
Immunomodulators and immunosuppressants for multiple sclerosis: a network meta‐analysis (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
IFNß‐1b (Betaseron)
Immunomodulators and immunosuppressants for multiple sclerosis: a network meta‐analysis (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Glatiramer acetate
Immunomodulators and immunosuppressants for multiple sclerosis: a network meta‐analysis (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
IFNß‐1a Avonex
Immunomodulators and immunosuppressants for multiple sclerosis: a network meta‐analysis (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Microvascular outcomes · participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Sulphonylurea monotherapy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
All‐cause mortality · participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Sulphonylurea monotherapy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Cardiovascular mortality · participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Sulphonylurea monotherapy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Macrovascular outcomes · participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Sulphonylurea monotherapy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Microvascular outcomes · participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Sulphonylurea monotherapy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Cancer · participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Sulphonylurea monotherapy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Health‐related quality of life · participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Sulphonylurea monotherapy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (2013) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies