What do systematic reviews say?

Surgery vs Pharmacological therapy

Surgery alone showed no clear difference in health‐related quality of life Mean AcroQoL score (0‐100) compared with pharmacological therapy alone (low certainty).

• Surgical and non‐surgical interventions for primary and salvage treatment of growth hormone‐secreting pituitary… 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 10
  1 study · 22 participants
  Low

Surgery vs preoperative pharmacological therapy and surgery

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Surgical and non‐surgical interventions for primary and salvage treatment of growth hormone‐secreting pituitary… 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Smartphone app vs no intervention or minimal intervention

• Mobile health (m‐health) smartphone interventions for adolescents and adults with overweight or obesity 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 149 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings: pioglitazone monotherapy vs intensive behaviour‐changing intervention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pioglitazone for prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in people at risk… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Summary of findings: pioglitazone monotherapy vs no intervention

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pioglitazone for prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in people at risk… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

• Sulphonylurea monotherapy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 35 participants
  Very low