Boswellia serrata vs valdecoxib
Pain (short term) WOMAC scale from 0 to 20 points (higher is worse pain). · patients with treating osteoarthritis
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 58 participantsVery low
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
1,247 questions · 1,321 findings · 334 reviews
No studies found 73 · 5.5%GRADE not reported 31 · 2.3%Very low 500 · 37.9%Low 406 · 30.7%Moderate 247 · 18.7%High 64 · 4.8%
Intervention not reported
Pain Global pain VAS 0‐100 (higher scores mean worse) · patients with osteoarthritis
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted4 studies · 651 participantsModerate
Intervention not reported
Radiographic joint changes Change in Joint Space Width (JSW) from baseline (higher scores mean worse). · patients with osteoarthritis
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 453 participantsModerate
Intervention not reported
Pain Global pain VAS 0‐100 (higher scores mean worse) · patients with osteoarthritis
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 156 participantsModerate
Intervention not reported
Function Lequesne algofunctional index 0‐24 (higher scores mean worse) · patients with osteoarthritis
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 156 participantsModerate
Persea gratissma + Glycine max (ASU 300 mg) vs chondroitin sulphate
Pain (short term) WOMAC scale from 0 to 20 points (higher is worse pain). · patients with osteoarthritis
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 357 participantsLow
Persea gratissma + Glycine max (ASU 300 mg) vs chondroitin sulphate
Function (short‐term) WOMAC scale from: 0 to 100 (higher is worse function). · patients with osteoarthritis
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 357 participantsLow
Intervention not reported
Pain Global pain VAS 0‐100 (higher scores mean worse) · patients with treating osteoarthritis
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted2 studies · 85 participantsModerate
Preoperative education vs usual care
Quality of Life: SF‐36 (physical component) · patients with knee replacement surgery
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 109 participantsLow
Massage + phonophoresis vs phonophoresis alone
Function Visual analog function index Scale from 0 to 100 (higher is better) · patients with extensor carpi radialis tendinitis
1 finding from 1 review
- Deep transverse friction massage for treating lateral elbow or lateral knee tendinitis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 20 participantsVery low
Massage + ultrasound and placebo ointment vs ultrasound + placebo ointment only
Function Visual analog function index Scale from 0 to 100 (higher is better) · patients with extensor carpi radialis tendinitis
1 finding from 1 review
- Deep transverse friction massage for treating lateral elbow or lateral knee tendinitis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 20 participantsVery low
Primary comparison for continuous passive motion (CPM) vs no CPM
Function Various validated function scales. · hospitalised patients who have undergone knee replacement surgery
1 finding from 1 review
- Continuous passive motion following total knee arthroplasty in people with arthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted6 studies · 405 participantsModerate
Primary comparison for continuous passive motion (CPM) vs no CPM
Quality of life SF‐12. Scale from: 0 to 100 (higher score better). · hospitalised patients who have undergone knee replacement surgery
1 finding from 1 review
- Continuous passive motion following total knee arthroplasty in people with arthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted2 studies · 156 participantsModerate
CANNABIS REDUCTION: ANTIPSYCHOTIC 'A' vs ANTIPSYCHOTIC 'B' for
**Mental state: Obsessive–Compulsive Drug Use Scale (OCDUS) (short‐term, higher=bad) ‐ short term Scale from: 0 to 44. · patients with schizophrenia
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 41 participantsModerate
CANNABIS REDUCTION: PSYCHOLOGICAL THERAPY (SPECIFICALLY ABOUT CANNABIS AND PSYCHOSIS) vs NON‐SPECIFIC PSYCOEDUCTION
Mental state · patients with SCHIZOPHRENIA AND CANNABIS USE
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 47 participantsModerate
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture vs sham
Quality of life (QOLIE‐89) (1‐ to 3‐month periods) · adults with intractable epilepsy
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 22 participantsLow
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture vs valproate
Post‐treatment quality of life (QOLIE‐31 score, which has a range of 0‐200, with higher score indicates better quality of life) ( · participants with epilepsy (one included study only recruited children with absence epilepsy while another included study recruited both…
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 100 participantsLow
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints plus antiepileptic drugs vs antiepileptic drugs alone
Post‐treatment quality of life (QOLIE‐31 score, which has a range of 0‐200, with higher score indicates better quality of life) ( · people with epilepsy
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 120 participantsLow
Summary of findings: catgut implantation at acupoints vs valproate
Post‐treatment quality of life (QOLIE‐31 score, which has a range of 0‐200, with higher score indicates better quality of life) ( · participants with generalised epilepsy
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 100 participantsLow
Summary of findings: needle acupuncture plus valproate vs valproate
Post‐treatment quality of life (QOLIE‐31 score, which has a range of 0‐200, with higher score indicates better quality of life) ( · participants with generalised epilepsy
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 90 participantsLow