Massage vs active control
Adverse events Self‐reported · patients with LBP
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted5 studies · 585 participantsVery low
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
161 questions · 166 findings · 15 reviews
No studies found 90 · 54.2%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 51 · 30.7%Low 21 · 12.7%Moderate 4 · 2.4%High 0 · 0%
Massage vs inactive control
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · patients with LBP
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted3 studies · 615 participantsVery low
Massage vs inactive control
Function (higher scores mean more disability) ‐ Short‐term · patients with LBP
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted6 studies · 725 participantsLow
Massage vs inactive control
Function (higher scores mean more disability) ‐ Long‐term · patients with LBP
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted3 studies · 615 participantsVery low
Massage vs inactive control
Adverse events Self‐reported · patients with LBP
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted4 studies · 624 participantsVery low
Massage vs active control
Pain intensity various scales short‐term · patients with LBP
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted12 studies · 964 participantsVery low
Massage vs active control
Patient‐reported pain intensity or pain relief (VAS, NRS or categorical scale) · patients with LBP
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted5 studies · 757 participantsVery low
Massage vs active control
Function (higher scores mean more disability) ‐ Short‐term · patients with LBP
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted6 studies · 618 participantsVery low
Massage vs active control
Function (higher scores mean more disability) ‐ Long‐term · patients with LBP
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted4 studies · 616 participantsVery low
Massage vs no intervention
Fatigue · people receiving dialysis
1 finding from 1 review
- Interventions for fatigue in people with kidney failure requiring dialysis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted7 studies · 657 participantsLow
Massage vs no intervention
Weakness · people receiving dialysis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- Interventions for fatigue in people with kidney failure requiring dialysis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Massage vs no intervention
Energy · people receiving dialysis
1 finding from 1 review
- Interventions for fatigue in people with kidney failure requiring dialysis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted2 studies · 152 participantsLow
Massage vs no intervention
Tiredness · people receiving dialysis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- Interventions for fatigue in people with kidney failure requiring dialysis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Massage vs no intervention
Exhaustion · people receiving dialysis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- Interventions for fatigue in people with kidney failure requiring dialysis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Massage vs no intervention
Asthenia · people receiving dialysis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- Interventions for fatigue in people with kidney failure requiring dialysis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Massage vs control (hands off or care
Intact perineum · pregnant women expecting a vaginal birth, singleton vertex presentation at term, with no medical complications
Massage may leads to higher intact perineum compared with control (hands off or care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.74 [1.11, 2.73]6 studies · 2618 participantsLow
Massage vs control (hands off or care
Perineal trauma requiring suturing · pregnant women expecting a vaginal birth, singleton vertex presentation at term, with no medical complications
It is very uncertain whether massage changes perineal trauma requiring suturing compared with control (hands off or care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.1 [0.75, 1.61]1 study · 76 participantsVery low
Massage vs control (hands off or care
1st degree perineal tear · pregnant women expecting a vaginal birth, singleton vertex presentation at term, with no medical complications
It is very uncertain whether massage changes 1st degree perineal tear compared with control (hands off or care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.55 [0.79, 3.05]5 studies · 537 participantsVery low
Massage vs control (hands off or care
2nd degree tear · pregnant women expecting a vaginal birth, singleton vertex presentation at term, with no medical complications
It is very uncertain whether massage changes 2nd degree perineal tear compared with control (hands off or care (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.08 [0.55, 2.12]5 studies · 537 participantsVery low
Massage vs control (hands off or care
3rd or 4th degree tears · pregnant women expecting a vaginal birth, singleton vertex presentation at term, with no medical complications
Massage probably leads to lower 3rd or 4th degree tears compared with control (hands off or care (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Perineal techniques during the second stage of labour for reducing perineal trauma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.49 [0.25, 0.94]5 studies · 2477 participantsModerate