Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 1 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 100%High 0 · 0%

Withdrawal symptoms · Patients with osteoarthritis of the knee or hip

Oral or transdermal opioids probably leads to higher withdrawal symptoms (median compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral or transdermal opioids for osteoarthritis of the knee or hip 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 2.67 [2.02, 3.77]
3 studies · 1151 participants
Moderate