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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Every word you type has to appear somewhere in the question, and the closest matches are ranked first.
75,239 questions in 5,342 reviews
current versionsNo studies 15,213 · 20.2%Ungraded 10,323 · 13.7%Very low 17,528 · 23.3%Low 17,951 · 23.9%Moderate 11,190 · 14.9%High 3,034 · 4%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
| Question | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Dietary and activity interventions vs control BMI short‐term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) · children aged 5 to 11 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 27 studies · 16066 participants | Low |
Dietary and activity interventions vs control BMI medium‐term (9 months to < 15 months) · children aged 5 to 11 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 21 studies · 17547 participants | Moderate |
Dietary and activity interventions vs control BMI long‐term (> 15 months) · children aged 5 to 11 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 16 studies · 22098 participants | Low |
Dietary and activity interventions vs control zBMI short‐term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) · children aged 5 to 11 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 26 studies · 12784 participants | Low |
Dietary and activity interventions vs control zBMI medium‐term (9 months to < 15 months) · children aged 5 to 11 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 24 studies · 20998 participants | Moderate |
Dietary interventions vs control BMI medium‐term (9 months to < 15 months) · children aged 5 to 11 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 6815 participants | Low |
Dietary and activity interventions vs control zBMI long‐term (> 15 months) · children aged 5 to 11 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 22 studies · 23594 participants | Low |
Dietary and activity interventions vs control Serious adverse events · children aged 5 to 11 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 19 studies · 27882 participants | Low |
Dietary interventions vs control BMI long‐term (> 15 months) · children aged 5 to 11 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 945 participants | Moderate |
Dietary interventions vs control zBMI short‐term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) · children aged 5 to 11 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 3695 participants | Moderate |
Dietary interventions vs control zBMI medium‐term (9 months to < 15 months) · children aged 5 to 11 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 7048 participants | Moderate |
Dietary interventions vs control zBMI long‐term (> 15 months) · children aged 5 to 11 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 5285 participants | Low |
Dietary interventions vs control Serious adverse events · children aged 5 to 11 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 1913 participants | Very low |
Activity interventions vs control BMI short‐term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) · children aged 5 to 11 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 14 studies · 4069 participants | Low |
Activity interventions vs control BMI medium‐term (9 months to < 15 months) · children aged 5 to 11 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 5 to 11 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 16 studies · 21286 participants | Moderate |
Dietary interventions vs control BMI short term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 605 participants | Very low |
Activity interventions vs control BMI long term (> 15 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 985 participants | Low |
Activity interventions vs control zBMI short term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 4718 participants | High |
Activity interventions vs control zBMI medium term (9 months to < 15 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 5335 participants | Moderate |
Activity interventions vs control zBMI long term (> 15 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 985 participants | Moderate |
Activity interventions vs control Serious adverse events · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 5428 participants | Low |
Dietary and activity interventions vs control BMI short term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 11 studies · 3429 participants | High |
Dietary and activity interventions vs control BMI medium term (9 months to < 15 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 5612 participants | Moderate |
Dietary and activity interventions vs control BMI long term (> 15 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 8736 participants | Moderate |
Dietary and activity interventions vs control zBMI short term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 515 participants | Very low |
Dietary and activity interventions vs control zBMI medium term (9 months to < 15 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 3511 participants | Low |
Dietary interventions vs control BMI medium term (9 months to < 15 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 900 participants | Very low |
Dietary and activity interventions vs control zBMI long term (> 15 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 8430 participants | Low |
Dietary and activity interventions vs control Serious adverse events · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 2394 participants | Very low |
Dietary interventions vs control BMI long term (> 15 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 44 participants | Low |
Dietary interventions vs control zBMI short term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 3154 participants | Low |
Dietary interventions vs control zBMI medium term (9 months to < 15 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 112 participants | Low |
Dietary interventions vs control zBMI long term (> 15 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 1089 participants | Very low |
Dietary interventions vs control Serious adverse events · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 377 participants | Low |
Activity interventions vs control BMI short term (12 weeks from baseline to < 9 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 1780 participants | Low |
Activity interventions vs control BMI medium term (9 months to < 15 months) · children aged 12 to 18 years Interventions to prevent obesity in children aged 12 to 18 years old (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 2143 participants | Low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive behavioural therapy plus standard care vs control Mental state ‐ general: mean endpoint overall symptom scales (high = poor) (combined time points) · first‐episode or recent‐onset psychosis Cognitive behavioural therapy added to standard care for first‐episode and recent‐onset psychosis (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 20 studies · 1508 participants | Low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive behavioural therapy plus standard care vs control Global state ‐ number of participants with relapse/exacerbations of psychosis (combined time points) · first‐episode or recent‐onset psychosis Cognitive behavioural therapy added to standard care for first‐episode and recent‐onset psychosis (2024) · Cochrane | RR 0.82 [0.57, 1.18] | 7 studies · 693 participants | Low |
Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive behavioural therapy plus standard care vs control Leaving the study early ‐ for any reason ‐ overall acceptability (combined time points) · first‐episode or recent‐onset psychosis Cognitive behavioural therapy added to standard care for first‐episode and recent‐onset psychosis (2024) · Cochrane | RR 0.87 [0.72, 1.05] | 25 studies · 2242 participants | Moderate |
Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive behavioural therapy plus standard care vs control Functioning ‐ mean endpoint functioning scale (high = good) (combined time points) · first‐episode or recent‐onset psychosis Cognitive behavioural therapy added to standard care for first‐episode and recent‐onset psychosis (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 18 studies · 1241 participants | Moderate |
Summary of findings table ‐ Cognitive behavioural therapy plus standard care vs control Adverse events ‐ participants with at least one adverse event ‐ < 12 months · first‐episode or recent‐onset psychosis Cognitive behavioural therapy added to standard care for first‐episode and recent‐onset psychosis (2024) · Cochrane | RR 1.29 [0.85, 1.97] | 1 study · 43 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ CBT without antipsychotics vs no specific treatment Mental state ‐ general: mean endpoint PANSS total (high = poor) ‐ < 12 months · schizophrenia Cognitive behavioural therapy without medication for schizophrenia (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 39 participants | Low |
Summary of findings table ‐ CBT without antipsychotics vs antipsychotics Adverse events ‐ Participants with at least one AE (separated time points) ‐ < 12 months · schizophrenia Cognitive behavioural therapy without medication for schizophrenia (2024) · Cochrane | RR 0.47 [0.21, 1.07] | 1 study · 40 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ CBT without antipsychotics vs CBT plus antipsychotics Mental state ‐ general: mean endpoint overall symptoms scales (PANSS/BPRS) (high = poor) (separated time points) ‐ < 12 months · schizophrenia Cognitive behavioural therapy without medication for schizophrenia (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 125 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ CBT without antipsychotics vs CBT plus antipsychotics Global state ‐ number of participants with relapse/exacerbations of psychosis (separated time points) ‐ < 12 months · schizophrenia Cognitive behavioural therapy without medication for schizophrenia (2024) · Cochrane | RR 2.89 [0.12, 67.75] | 1 study · 90 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ CBT without antipsychotics vs CBT plus antipsychotics Leaving the study early ‐ for any reason ‐ overall acceptability (separated time points) ‐ < 12 months · schizophrenia Cognitive behavioural therapy without medication for schizophrenia (2024) · Cochrane | RR 0.7 [0.12, 4.11] | 2 studies · 90 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ CBT without antipsychotics vs CBT plus antipsychotics Functioning ‐ mean endpoint functioning scales (high = good) ‐ < 12 months · schizophrenia Cognitive behavioural therapy without medication for schizophrenia (2024) · Cochrane | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 110 participants | Very low |
Summary of findings table ‐ CBT without antipsychotics vs CBT plus antipsychotics Adverse events ‐ Participants with at least one AE (separated time points) ‐ < 12 months · schizophrenia Cognitive behavioural therapy without medication for schizophrenia (2024) · Cochrane | RR 0.36 [0.17, 0.8] | 1 study · 39 participants | Low |
Summary of findings table ‐ CBT without antipsychotics vs no specific treatment Global state ‐ number of participants with relapse/exacerbations of psychosis (separated time points) ‐ > 1 year · schizophrenia Cognitive behavioural therapy without medication for schizophrenia (2024) · Cochrane | RR 0.5 [0.05, 5.28] | 1 study · 74 participants | Low |
Summary of findings table ‐ CBT without antipsychotics vs no specific treatment Leaving the study early ‐ for any reason ‐ overall acceptability (separated time points) ‐ < 12 months · schizophrenia Cognitive behavioural therapy without medication for schizophrenia (2024) · Cochrane | RR 0.8 [0.23, 2.75] | 1 study · 74 participants | Low |