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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

49 questions · 52 findings · 4 reviews

No studies found 27 · 51.9%GRADE not reported 3 · 5.8%Very low 12 · 23.1%Low 7 · 13.5%Moderate 3 · 5.8%High 0 · 0%

Probiotics and osmotic laxative vs osmotic laxative

Global assessment of treatment success · children with chronic constipation without a physical explanation

Probiotics and osmotic laxative showed no clear difference in global improvement or treatment success, as defined by primary studies compared with osmotic laxative (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Glycerol laxative vs tuina massage

Global or clinical change in constipation (a) as defined by the study Still constipated (no defecation) at 2 days · antipsychotic‐related constipation

It is very uncertain whether glycerol laxative changes global or clinical change in constipation (a) as defined by the… compared with tuina massage (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Glycerol laxative vs acupuncture

Global or clinical change in constipation (a) as defined by the study Still constipated (no defecation) at 2 days · antipsychotic‐related constipation

It is very uncertain whether glycerol laxative changes global or clinical change in constipation (a) as defined by the… compared with acupuncture (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Glycerol laxative vs acupuncture

Global or clinical change in constipation (a) as defined by the study Still constipated (no defecation) at 3 days · antipsychotic‐related constipation

It is very uncertain whether glycerol laxative changes still constipated (no defecation) at 3 days compared with acupuncture (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Glycerol laxative vs tuina massage

Global or clinical change in constipation (a) as defined by the study Still constipated (no defecation) at 3 days · antipsychotic‐related constipation

It is very uncertain whether glycerol laxative changes global or clinical change in constipation (a) as defined by the… compared with tuina massage (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review