Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1,361 questions · 1,518 findings · 352 reviews

Sort:Best matchNewest Highest certainty Download CSV

No studies found 73 · 4.8%GRADE not reported 211 · 13.9%Very low 500 · 32.9%Low 411 · 27.1%Moderate 252 · 16.6%High 71 · 4.7%

Intervention not reported

Function Loss of function 0‐3 (higher scores mean worse) · patients with treating osteoarthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Oral herbal therapies for treating osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 30 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Pain Global pain VAS 0‐100 (higher scores mean worse) · patients with treating osteoarthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Oral herbal therapies for treating osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 97 participants
Moderate

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

Oral herbal therapies for treating osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 58 participants
Very low

Intervention not reported

Pain Global pain VAS 0‐100 (higher scores mean worse) · patients with osteoarthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Oral herbal therapies for treating osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 651 participants
Moderate

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

Oral herbal therapies for treating osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 453 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Pain Global pain VAS 0‐100 (higher scores mean worse) · patients with osteoarthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Oral herbal therapies for treating osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 156 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Function Lequesne algofunctional index 0‐24 (higher scores mean worse) · patients with osteoarthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Oral herbal therapies for treating osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 156 participants
Moderate

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

Oral herbal therapies for treating osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 357 participants
Low

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

Oral herbal therapies for treating osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 357 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Pain Global pain VAS 0‐100 (higher scores mean worse) · patients with treating osteoarthritis

1 finding from 1 review

Oral herbal therapies for treating osteoarthritis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 85 participants
Moderate

Preoperative education vs usual care

Quality of Life: SF‐36 (physical component) · patients with knee replacement surgery

1 finding from 1 review

Preoperative education for hip or knee replacement 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 109 participants
Low

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 only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 20 participants
Very 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 only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 20 participants
Very 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 only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 405 participants
Moderate

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 only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 156 participants
Moderate

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

Cannabis and schizophrenia 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 41 participants
Moderate

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

Cannabis and schizophrenia 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 47 participants
Moderate

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

Acupuncture for epilepsy 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 22 participants
Low

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

Acupuncture for epilepsy 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 100 participants
Low

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

Acupuncture for epilepsy 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 120 participants
Low