Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

7 questions · 7 findings · 1 reviews · Kidney and Transplant

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 7 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Effectiveness · women with recurrent UTI

It is very uncertain whether CHM changes effectiveness compared with antibiotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chinese herbal medicine for treating recurrent urinary tract infections in women 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.24 [1.13, 1.37]
3 studies · 282 participants
Very low

Recurrence · women with recurrent UTI

It is very uncertain whether CHM changes recurrence compared with antibiotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chinese herbal medicine for treating recurrent urinary tract infections in women 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.28 [0.09, 0.82]
3 studies · 282 participants
Very low

Effectiveness · women with recurrent UTI

It is very uncertain whether CHM changes effectiveness compared with CHM (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chinese herbal medicine for treating recurrent urinary tract infections in women 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.28 [1.03, 1.57]
1 study · 80 participants
Very low

Recurrence · women with recurrent UTI

It is very uncertain whether CHM changes recurrence compared with CHM (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chinese herbal medicine for treating recurrent urinary tract infections in women 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.4 [0.21, 0.77]
2 studies · 140 participants
Very low

Quality of life · women with recurrent UTI

1 finding from 1 review

Chinese herbal medicine for treating recurrent urinary tract infections in women 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 80 participants
Very low

Effectiveness · women with recurrent UTI

It is very uncertain whether CHM plus antibiotics changes effectiveness compared with antibiotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chinese herbal medicine for treating recurrent urinary tract infections in women 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.24 [1.04, 1.47]
2 studies · 120 participants
Very low

Recurrence · women with recurrent UTI

It is very uncertain whether CHM plus antibiotics changes recurrence compared with antibiotics (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chinese herbal medicine for treating recurrent urinary tract infections in women 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.5 [0.32, 0.77]
2 studies · 120 participants
Very low