Any measure of 'substantial' pain relief · rotator cuff disease
Shock wave therapy showed no clear difference in pain relief > 50%a compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Pain Multiple scalese translated to VAS 0–10 (10 was severe pain)f · rotator cuff disease
Shock wave therapy showed no clear difference in pain Multiple scalese translated to VAS 0–10 (10 was severe pain)f compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Functional outcomes · rotator cuff disease
Shock wave therapy probably leads to higher function Multiple scalese translated to Constant 0–100 scale (100… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Participant‐reported success · rotator cuff disease
Shock wave therapy showed no clear difference in participant‐reported success compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life · rotator cuff disease
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Number of participant withdrawals due to adverse events or treatment intolerance · rotator cuff disease
Shock wave therapy showed no clear difference in number of participant withdrawals due to adverse events or treatment… compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of participants reporting an adverse event · rotator cuff disease
Shock wave therapy may leads to higher number of participants experiencing any adverse event compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Return to normal activities (days) · adolescents and adults with acute fractures in tibia and femur
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Time to fracture union · adolescents and adults with acute fractures in tibia and femur
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Pain (medium term): using VAS (range 0 to 10); higher values indicate worse pain · adolescents and adults with acute fractures in tibia and femur
1 finding from 1 review
Delayed or non‐union (medium term) · adolescents and adults with acute fractures in tibia and femur
It is very uncertain whether extracorporeal shock wave therapy changes delayed or non‐union (medium term) compared with control (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · adolescents and adults with acute fractures in tibia and femur
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Participant‐reported quality of life · adolescents and adults with acute fractures in tibia and femur
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Quantitative functional improvement · adolescents and adults with acute fractures in tibia and femur
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Change in burn‐related pruritus (VAS) ( · people with postburn pruritus
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy showed no clear difference in change in burn‐related pruritus NRS ( compared with sham (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · people with postburn pruritus
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Pain Pressure pain threshold (PPT) ( · people with postburn pruritus
Extracorporeal shock wave therapy may leads to higher pain Pressure pain threshold (PPT) ( compared with sham (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Prostatitis symptoms · participants with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
2 findings from 1 review
Prostatitis symptoms: response defined as a 6‐point decrease in NIH‐CPSI score · participants with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
It is very uncertain whether extracorporeal shockwave therapy changes prostatitis symptoms: response defined as a 6‐point decrease in… compared with control procedure (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · participants with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome
Extracorporeal shockwave therapy showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with control procedure (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review