Acupuncture vs sham
Pain intensity VAS (0 to 100; 0 = no pain, 100 = worst pain) · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted7 studies · 1403 participantsLow
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
477 questions · 520 findings · 39 reviews · Back and Neck
No studies found 91 · 17.5%GRADE not reported 14 · 2.7%Very low 137 · 26.3%Low 149 · 28.7%Moderate 104 · 20%High 25 · 4.8%
Acupuncture vs usual care
Pain intensity VAS (0 to 100; 0 = no pain, 100 = worst pain) · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted5 studies · 1054 participantsLow
Acupuncture vs usual care
Back‐specific functional status · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted5 studies · 1381 participantsLow
Acupuncture vs usual care
Physical quality of life · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 731 participantsModerate
Acupuncture vs usual care
QoL: mental health SF‐12 (0 to 100; 0 = poor QoL, 100 = high QoL) · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 731 participantsModerate
Acupuncture vs usual care
Adverse events Self‐reported · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain
Acupuncture showed no clear difference in adverse events Self‐reported compared with usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 3.34 [0.36, 30.68]1 study · 74 participantsLow
Acupuncture vs sham
Back‐specific functional status · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted5 studies · 1481 participantsVery low
Acupuncture vs sham
QoL · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted3 studies · 1068 participantsLow
Acupuncture vs sham
Mental health outcomes · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted3 studies · 1068 participantsLow
Acupuncture vs sham
Adverse events Self‐reported · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain
Acupuncture showed no clear difference in adverse events Self‐reported compared with sham intervention (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- RR 0.68 [0.46, 1.01]4 studies · 465 participantsLow
Acupuncture vs no treatment
Pain intensity VAS (0 to 100; 0 = no pain, 100 = worst pain) · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted4 studies · 366 participantsModerate
Acupuncture vs no treatment
Back‐specific functional status · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted5 studies · 2960 participantsModerate
Acupuncture vs no treatment
Potential harms ‐ quality of life (QoL) · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Acupuncture vs no treatment
Adverse events Self‐reported · patients with non‐specific chronic low back pain
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Intervention not reported
WORK PARTICIPATION · People with non‐specific low back pain presenting to healthcare, occupational, general or mixed populations Prognostic factor: Individual…
The intervention probably leads to higher WORK PARTICIPATION (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Individual recovery expectations and prognosis of outcomes in non‐specific low back pain: prognostic factor review 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyOR 2.43 [1.64, 3.62]16 studies · 4324 participantsModerate
Intervention not reported
IMPORTANT RECOVERY · People with non‐specific low back pain presenting to healthcare, occupational, general or mixed populations Prognostic factor: Individual…
The intervention may leads to higher IMPORTANT RECOVERY (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Individual recovery expectations and prognosis of outcomes in non‐specific low back pain: prognostic factor review 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyOR 1.89 [1.49, 2.41]6 studies · 7265 participantsLow
Intervention not reported
FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS · People with non‐specific low back pain presenting to healthcare, occupational, general or mixed populations Prognostic factor: Individual…
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes FUNCTIONAL LIMITATIONS (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Individual recovery expectations and prognosis of outcomes in non‐specific low back pain: prognostic factor review 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyOR 1.4 [0.85, 2.31]6 studies · 1397 participantsVery low
Intervention not reported
PAIN INTENSITY · People with non‐specific low back pain presenting to healthcare, occupational, general or mixed populations Prognostic factor: Individual…
The intervention may leads to higher PAIN INTENSITY (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Individual recovery expectations and prognosis of outcomes in non‐specific low back pain: prognostic factor review 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyOR 1.15 [1.08, 1.23]5 studies · 1510 participantsLow
Multidiscipinary rehabilitation vs usual care
Back pain · Subacute low back pain
1 finding from 1 review
- Multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation for subacute low back pain 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted4 studies · 336 participantsModerate
Multidisciplinary rehabilitation vs other treatment
Adverse events · Subacute low back pain
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- Multidisciplinary biopsychosocial rehabilitation for subacute low back pain 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found