Electromagnetic field treatment vs placebo
Pain VAS 0‐100 (higher means worse) · patients with osteoarthritis
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted6 studies · 434 participantsModerate
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
6 questions · 6 findings · 1 reviews
No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 16.7%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 33.3%Moderate 3 · 50%High 0 · 0%
Electromagnetic field treatment vs placebo
Function (short‐term) WOMAC scale from: 0 to 100 (higher is worse function). · patients with osteoarthritis
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted3 studies · 197 participantsLow
Electromagnetic field treatment vs placebo
Quality of life SF‐36 item Scale from: 0 to 100 (Lower scores mean worse quality) · patients with osteoarthritis
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 145 participantsModerate
Electromagnetic field treatment vs placebo
Radiographic progression Bone scintigraphic examinations · patients with osteoarthritis
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 78 participantsGRADE not reported
Electromagnetic field treatment vs placebo
Number experiencing adverse effects · patients with osteoarthritis
Electromagnetic field treatment showed no clear difference in number of patients experiencing any adverse event compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 1.17 [0.72, 1.92]4 studies · 288 participantsModerate
Electromagnetic field treatment vs placebo
Number of patients who withdrew because of adverse events · patients with osteoarthritis
Electromagnetic field treatment showed no clear difference in number of patients who withdrew because of adverse events compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.9 [0.06, 13.92]1 study · 78 participantsLow