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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

57 questions · 58 findings · 25 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 4 · 6.9%GRADE not reported 2 · 3.4%Very low 11 · 19%Low 17 · 29.3%Moderate 17 · 29.3%High 7 · 12.1%

Combination chemotherapy vs single‐agent chemotherapy

Toxicity ‐ early adverse events G3/4 · people with resectable stage II and III rectal cancer undergoing preoperative chemoradiation followed by surgery

Combination chemotherapy probably leads to higher toxicity ‐ early adverse events G3/4 compared with single‐agent chemotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combination of manual therapy and exercise following joint distension vs sham ultrasound following joint distension

Adverse events · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

Combination of manual therapy and exercise following joint distension leads to lower adverse events compared with sham ultrasound following joint distension (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Combination of manual therapy, exercise, electrotherapy and oral NSAID vs oral NSAID

Adverse events Pain persisting longer than 2 hours after treatment (during the 3‐week treatment period) · patients with adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)

Combination of manual therapy, exercise, electrotherapy and oral NSAID may leads to higher adverse events Pain persisting longer than 2 hours after treatment… compared with oral NSAID (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Serenoa repens in combination with other phytotherapy vs placebo or no intervention

Adverse eventsCumulative incidence · men with lower urinary tract symptoms secondary to benign prostatic obstruction

Serenoa repens in combination with other phytotherapy showed no clear difference in adverse eventsCumulative incidence compared with placebo or no intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings 1: PLD with chemotherapy vs alternative combination chemotherapy

Adverse events (grade ≥ 3) · platinum‐sensitive recurrent EOC

Summary of findings 1: PLD with chemotherapy showed no clear difference in overall severe adverse events (grade ≥ 3) compared with alternative combination chemotherapy (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review