Electromagnetic field treatment vs placebo
Quality of life SF‐36 item Scale from: 0 to 100 (Lower scores mean worse quality) · patients with osteoarthritis
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 145 participantsModerate
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
1,822 questions · 1,891 findings · 321 reviews · Headline outcomes only
No studies found 279 · 14.8%GRADE not reported 46 · 2.4%Very low 524 · 27.7%Low 571 · 30.2%Moderate 330 · 17.5%High 141 · 7.5%
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 onlyno estimate extracted2 studies · 292 participantsLow
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 onlyno estimate extracted2 studies · 126 participantsVery low
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 onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 105 participantsLow
Oral NSAIDs vs placebo
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 onlyno estimate extracted2 studies · 292 participantsVery low
Intervention not reported
Fatigue Severity Scale score at 3 months Scale from: 0 to 63 (lower is better). · people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or motor neuron disease
1 finding from 1 review
- Therapeutic exercise for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or motor neuron disease 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted2 studies · 43 participantsLow
Intervention not reported
Lower extremity maximum voluntary isometric contraction score at 3 months Quantitative Muscle Assessment (QMA) system. Data were normalized, summed and averaged to yield a L/E megascore (higher is better). · people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or motor neuron disease
1 finding from 1 review
- Therapeutic exercise for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or motor neuron disease 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 20 participantsModerate
Intensive glycaemic control vs conventional glucose control
Amputation of lower extremity · patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
Intensive glycaemic control may leads to lower amputation of lower extremity compared with conventional glycaemic control (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Targeting intensive glycaemic control versus targeting conventional glycaemic control for type 2 diabetes mellitus 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.65 [0.45, 0.94]11 studies · 11200 participantsLow
Summary of findings (water exercise vs no exercise
Quality of life St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) score · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1 finding from 1 review
- Water‐based exercise training for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted19 participantsLow
Summary of findings (water exercise vs land exercise)
QoL · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1 finding from 1 review
- Water‐based exercise training for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted60 participantsLow
Summary of findings: multimedia education and a co‐intervention vs co‐intervention alone
Compliance with medication · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
1 finding from 1 review
- Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 320 participantsLow
Summary of findings: multimedia education and a co‐intervention vs co‐intervention alone
Medication side effects Mean adverse self‐medication behaviour score (lower scores indicate safer self‐medication behaviour). Scale from: 0 to 40. · patients taking prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications or their carers
1 finding from 1 review
- Multimedia educational interventions for consumers about prescribed and over‐the‐counter medications 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 60 participantsVery low
Intervention not reported
Asthma symptoms Different scales in different studies (lower scores mean fewer symptoms) · children and adolescents aged 18 years and under studies with asthma
1 finding from 1 review
- Swimming training for asthma in children and adolescents aged 18 years and under 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted2 studies · 58 participantsLow
Cognitive‐behavioural intervention vs controls
Health‐related quality of life end of treatment (0‐80 scale) Higher scores indicate lower health‐related quality of life · patients with fibromyalgia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted13 studies · 1238 participantsLow
Long‐acting beta2‐agonists vs placebo
Quality of life St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) score · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Long‐acting beta2‐agonists showed no clear difference in quality of life1 St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ); lower… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Long‐acting beta₂‐agonists for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted17 studies · 11397 participantsModerate
Resistance training vs control
Multidimensional function FIQ Total Score. Scale 0‐100 (lower scores indicate greater health) · patients with fibromyalgia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 60 participantsLow
Resistance training vs aerobic exercise training
Pain Visual analog scale Scale from 0 to 100 (lower is better) · patients with fibromyalgia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 86 participantsLow
Resistance training vs aerobic exercise training
Tender points Tender point score and number of tender points · patients with fibromyalgia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 86 participantsLow
Resistance training vs flexibility exercise
Multidimensional function FIQ Total Score. Scale 0‐100 (lower scores indicate greater health) · patients with fibromyalgia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 56 participantsLow
Resistance training vs flexibility exercise
Participant‐reported pain intensity VAS (0‐10, lower score = less pain) · patients with fibromyalgia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 56 participantsLow