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No studies found 46 · 52.9%GRADE not reported 3 · 3.4%Very low 13 · 14.9%Low 18 · 20.7%Moderate 7 · 8%High 0 · 0%

Manual therapy, prescribed exercises or both vs no intervention or minimal intervention

DisabilityScale: 0 to 100 (0 is no disability) · lateral elbow pain

1 finding from 1 review

Manual therapy and exercise for lateral elbow pain 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
10 studies · 732 participants
Low

Autologous blood or PRP vs placebo at 3 months' follow‐up

Pain (VAS, PRTEE) translated to 0 to 10, where 0 is no pain · lateral elbow pain

1 finding from 1 review

Autologous blood and platelet‐rich plasma injection therapy for lateral elbow pain 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
8 studies · 523 participants
Moderate

Autologous blood or PRP vs placebo at 3 months' follow‐up

Disability DASH scale. Scale from: 0 to 100. ( · lateral elbow pain

1 finding from 1 review

Autologous blood and platelet‐rich plasma injection therapy for lateral elbow pain 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
8 studies · 502 participants
Moderate

Autologous blood or PRP vs placebo at 3 months' follow‐up

Treatment success (> 25% improvement in pain or function) · lateral elbow pain

It is very uncertain whether autologous blood or PRP changes treatment success (> 25% improvement in pain or function) compared with placebo at 3 months' follow‐up (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Autologous blood and platelet‐rich plasma injection therapy for lateral elbow pain 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1 [0.83, 1.19]
4 studies · 372 participants
Very low

Autologous blood or PRP vs placebo at 3 months' follow‐up

Health‐related Quality of Life Not measured · lateral elbow pain

1 finding from 1 review

Autologous blood and platelet‐rich plasma injection therapy for lateral elbow pain 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Autologous blood or PRP vs placebo at 3 months' follow‐up

Relief of pain · lateral elbow pain

1 finding from 1 review

Autologous blood and platelet‐rich plasma injection therapy for lateral elbow pain 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

Autologous blood or PRP vs placebo at 3 months' follow‐up

Withdrawals due to adverse events · lateral elbow pain

It is very uncertain whether autologous blood or PRP changes withdrawal due to adverse events Â compared with placebo at 3 months' follow‐up (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Autologous blood and platelet‐rich plasma injection therapy for lateral elbow pain 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.32 [0.03, 2.92]
1 study · 80 participants
Very low

Autologous blood or PRP vs placebo at 3 months' follow‐up

Adverse events (pain and swelling at injection site and limitation of elbow movement following injection) · lateral elbow pain

Autologous blood or PRP showed no clear difference in adverse events (pain and swelling at injection site and limitation… compared with placebo at 3 months' follow‐up (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Autologous blood and platelet‐rich plasma injection therapy for lateral elbow pain 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.14 [0.76, 1.72]
5 studies · 425 participants
Low

Topical NSAIDs vs placebo

Pain intensity (0‐10cm visual analogue scale) · Adults with lateral elbow pain

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for treating lateral elbow pain in adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 153 participants
Very low

Oral NSAIDs vs placebo

Functional disability at 3 months ‐ not measured · Adults with lateral elbow pain

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for treating lateral elbow pain in adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 292 participants
Low

Oral NSAIDs vs placebo

Withdrawals due to adverse events · Adults with lateral elbow pain

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for treating lateral elbow pain in adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Oral NSAIDs vs placebo

Adverse events · Adults with lateral elbow pain

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for treating lateral elbow pain in adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 292 participants
GRADE not reported

Oral NSAIDs vs glucocorticoid injection

Pain 0 to 100 visual analogue scale and 10‐point Likert scale (lower score = less pain) · Adults with lateral elbow pain

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for treating lateral elbow pain in adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 126 participants
Very low

Oral NSAIDs vs glucocorticoid injection

Treatment success Fair, good or excellent effectiveness · Adults with lateral elbow pain

It is very uncertain whether oral NSAIDs changes treatment success Fair, good or excellent effectiveness compared with glucocorticoid injection (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for treating lateral elbow pain in adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.74 [0.43, 1.26]
2 studies · 126 participants
Very low

Oral NSAIDs vs glucocorticoid injection

Quality of life · Adults with lateral elbow pain

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for treating lateral elbow pain in adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Oral NSAIDs vs glucocorticoid injection

Function/disability 10‐point Likert scale (lower score = less disability) · Adults with lateral elbow pain

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for treating lateral elbow pain in adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 105 participants
Low

Oral NSAIDs vs glucocorticoid injection

Withdrawals due to adverse events · Adults with lateral elbow pain

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for treating lateral elbow pain in adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Oral NSAIDs vs glucocorticoid injection

Adverse events · Adults with lateral elbow pain

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for treating lateral elbow pain in adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Topical NSAIDs vs placebo

Treatment success Fair, good or excellent effectiveness · Adults with lateral elbow pain

Topical NSAIDs may leads to higher treatment success Fair, good or excellent effectiveness compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for treating lateral elbow pain in adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.49 [1.04, 2.14]
1 study · 85 participants
Low

Topical NSAIDs vs placebo

Function/disability · Adults with lateral elbow pain

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) for treating lateral elbow pain in adults 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found