Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Gut

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 25%Low 3 · 75%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Number improved at one year · Patients with pelvic floor dyssynergia and chronic constipation

It is very uncertain whether EMG biofeedback changes number improved at three months compared with diazepam (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Biofeedback for treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3 [1.51, 5.98]
1 study · 60 participants
Very low

Treatment success rate · Patients with obstructed defecation

EMG biofeedback may leads to lower treatment success at one year1 compared with STARR procedure (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Biofeedback for treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.41 [0.26, 0.65]
1 study · 93 participants
Low

Obstructed defecation score at one year · Patients with obstructed defecation

1 finding from 1 review

Biofeedback for treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 93 participants
Low

Major clinical improvement at six months · Patients with pelvic floor dyssynergia and chronic constipation

EMG biofeedback may leads to higher major clinical improvement at six months compared with laxative (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Biofeedback for treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation in adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.65 [2.17, 6.13]
1 study · 109 participants
Low