What do systematic reviews say?

COE with vital rinsing (toluidine blue/tolonium chloride) vs Conventional oral examination (COE) alone

• Clinical assessment for the detection of oral cavity cancer and potentially malignant disorders in apparently healthy… 2021 · Cochrane All outcomes
  Sensitivity 0.50 [0.12, 0.88]
  1 study · 3895 participants
  Moderate

Er:YAG laser preparation combined with acid-etching vs Acid-etching (phosphoric acid)

Er:YAG laser preparation added to acid-etching did not increase children's dental anxiety versus acid-etching alone (P > 0.05; ungraded, single study).

• The clinical effects of laser preparation of tooth surfaces for fissure sealants placement: a systematic review and… 2019 All outcomes

  Clinical (in vivo pit-and-fissure sealant placement)
  Shindova 2018 (Er:YAG laser+acid vs acid-etching): no significant difference between initial and final subjective anxiety scores for the two groups; use of the Er:YAG laser did not provoke anxiety (P > 0.05).
  1 study · 64 participants
  GRADE not reported

Moxibustion + conventional treatment vs Western medicine

• Moxibustion for alleviating side effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy in people with cancer 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 262 participants
  Low

Moxibustion + conventional treatment vs Western medicine

Moxibustion + conventional treatment may leads to higher objective outcome measure: haemoglobin (g/L) compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).

• Moxibustion for alleviating side effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy in people with cancer 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 3.97 [1.4, 6.53]
  2 studies · 142 participants
  Low

Moxibustion + conventional treatment vs Western medicine

Moxibustion + conventional treatment showed no clear difference in objective outcome measure: platelet (× 109/L) compared with conventional medicine alone (low certainty).

• Moxibustion for alleviating side effects of chemotherapy or radiotherapy in people with cancer 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 13.48
  2 studies · 142 participants
  Low

Treatment of UI after radical: one active treatment vs other active intervention

Treatment of UI after radical: one active treatment showed no clear difference in adverse events PFMT + Anal EStim versus PFMT alone compared with another active treatment (low certainty).

• Conservative management for postprostatectomy urinary incontinence 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 5 [0.24, 102.3]
  1 study · 140 participants
  Low

PFMT added to vaginal cones vs vaginal cones alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

PFMT added to lifestyle intervention vs lifestyle intervention alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

PFMT added to bladder training vs bladder training alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

PFMT added to bladder training vs bladder training alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

PFMT added to vaginal cones vs vaginal cones alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

PFMT added to magnetic stimulation vs magnetic stimulation alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

PFMT added to vaginal cones vs vaginal cones alone

It is very uncertain whether PFMT added to vaginal cones changes objective measure of urine leakage (pad test) compared with vaginal cones alone (very low certainty).

• Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.27 [0.94, 1.71]
  1 study · 34 participants
  Very low

PFMT added to magnetic stimulation vs magnetic stimulation alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

PFMT added to magnetic stimulation vs magnetic stimulation alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

PFMT added to continence pessary vs continence pessary alone

PFMT added to continence pessary showed no clear difference in number of women cured or improved (subjective) at 12 months compared with continence pessary alone (moderate certainty).

• Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.88 [0.67, 1.16]
  1 study · 207 participants
  Moderate

PFMT added to continence pessary vs continence pessary alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

PFMT added to continence pessary vs continence pessary alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

PFMT added to drug therapy vs drug therapy alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

PFMT added to drug therapy vs drug therapy alone

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Pelvic floor muscle training added to another active treatment versus the same active treatment alone for urinary… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found