Facet joint: radiofrequency denervation vs placebo
Function 1 month post treatment (ODI 0 to 100) · adults with chronic low‐back pain
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 60 participantsLow
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
108 questions · 113 findings · 11 reviews
No studies found 15 · 13.3%GRADE not reported 9 · 8%Very low 26 · 23%Low 36 · 31.9%Moderate 25 · 22.1%High 2 · 1.8%
Facet joint: radiofrequency denervation vs placebo
Function > 6 months post treatment (ODI 0 to 100) · adults with chronic low‐back pain
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 60 participantsLow
Facet joint: radiofrequency denervation vs placebo
Complications · adults with chronic low‐back pain
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted0 participantsGRADE not reported
Facet joint: radiofrequency denervation vs steroid injection
Pain 1 month post treatment (VAS 0 to 10) · adults with chronic low‐back pain
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 180 participantsLow
Facet joint: radiofrequency denervation vs steroid injection
Pain 6 months post treatment (VAS 0 to 10) · adults with chronic low‐back pain
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted3 studies · 232 participantsVery low
Facet joint: radiofrequency denervation vs steroid injection
Pain 12 months post treatment (VAS 0 to 10) · adults with chronic low‐back pain
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 180 participantsVery low
Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation vs no treatment/sham
Participant‐reported measures: number of women reporting UI symptoms · women with symptomatic UI
1 finding from 1 review
- Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation for the treatment of women with urinary incontinence 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsGRADE not reported
Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation vs no treatment/sham
Serious adverse events · women with symptomatic UI
1 finding from 1 review
- Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation for the treatment of women with urinary incontinence 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 173 participantsLow
Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation vs no treatment/sham
Disease‐specific quality of life · women with symptomatic UI
Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation showed no clear difference in disease‐specific quality of life: number of women with an I‐QOL… compared with no treatment/sham treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation for the treatment of women with urinary incontinence 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.11 [0.77, 1.62]1 study · 142 participantsLow
Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation vs no treatment/sham
Repeat continence surgery: number of women undergoing repeat continence surgery · women with symptomatic UI
1 finding from 1 review
- Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation for the treatment of women with urinary incontinence 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted0 studies · 0 participantsGRADE not reported
Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation vs no treatment/sham
Dysuria · women with symptomatic UI
Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation showed no clear difference in other adverse event: pain/dysuria: dysuria compared with no treatment/sham treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation for the treatment of women with urinary incontinence 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 5.73 [0.75, 43.7]1 study · 173 participantsLow
Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation vs no treatment/sham
Other adverse event: (new) detrusor overactivity: overactive bladder symptoms · women with symptomatic UI
Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation showed no clear difference in other adverse event: (new) detrusor overactivity: overactive bladder… compared with no treatment/sham treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation for the treatment of women with urinary incontinence 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.36 [0.63, 2.93]1 study · 173 participantsLow
Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation vs no treatment/sham
Urinary tract infection · women with symptomatic UI
Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation showed no clear difference in other adverse event: urinary tract infection compared with no treatment/sham treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Transurethral radiofrequency collagen denaturation for the treatment of women with urinary incontinence 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.95 [0.24, 3.86]1 study · 173 participantsLow
Convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy vs sham
Urologic symptom scores · men with lower urinary tract symptoms suggesting benign prostatic hyperplasia
1 finding from 1 review
- Convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 195 participantsLow
Convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy vs sham
Quality of life · men with lower urinary tract symptoms suggesting benign prostatic hyperplasia
1 finding from 1 review
- Convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 195 participantsModerate
Convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy vs sham
Major adverse events · men with lower urinary tract symptoms suggesting benign prostatic hyperplasia
It is very uncertain whether convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy changes major adverse events compared with sham procedure (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 6.79 [0.39, 117]1 study · 197 participantsVery low
Convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy vs sham
Retreatment · men with lower urinary tract symptoms suggesting benign prostatic hyperplasia
It is very uncertain whether convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy changes retreatment compared with sham procedure (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.36 [0.06, 32.86]1 study · 197 participantsVery low
Convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy vs sham
Erectile function · men with lower urinary tract symptoms suggesting benign prostatic hyperplasia
1 finding from 1 review
- Convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 130 participantsLow
Convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy vs sham
Ejaculatory function · men with lower urinary tract symptoms suggesting benign prostatic hyperplasia
1 finding from 1 review
- Convective radiofrequency water vapour thermal therapy for lower urinary tract symptoms in men with benign prostatic… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 130 participantsLow
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) vs mechanochemical ablation (MOCA)
Technical success · people with GSV incompetence
Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) showed no clear difference in technical success (< 5 years) compared with mechanochemical ablation (MOCA) (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
- OR 1.76 [0.06, 54.15]3 studies · 435 participantsLow
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found