Significant improvement in disability within 6 weeks · people with CIDP
Intravenous immunoglobulin showed no clear difference in significant improvement in disability within 6 weeks compared with intravenous methylprednisolone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in mean disability score on Rankin scale · people with CIDP
1 finding from 1 review
Change in mean disability score at 24 weeks or later · people with CIDP
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events · people with CIDP
Intravenous immunoglobulin showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with intravenous methylprednisolone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Significant improvement in disability within 6 weeks · people with CIDP
Intravenous immunoglobulin leads to higher significant improvement in disability within 6 weeks compared with placebo (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in mean disability score on Rankin scale · people with CIDP
1 finding from 1 review
Change in mean disability score at 24 weeks or later · people with CIDP
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Serious adverse events · people with CIDP
Intravenous immunoglobulin showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with prednisolone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in mean disability score on Rankin scale · people with CIDP
1 finding from 1 review
Change in mean disability score at 24 weeks or later · people with CIDP
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events · people with CIDP
Intravenous immunoglobulin showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Significant improvement in disability within 6 weeks · people with CIDP
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Change in mean disability score on Rankin scale · people with CIDP
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Change in mean disability score at 24 weeks or later · people with CIDP
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Serious adverse events · people with CIDP
1 finding from 1 review
Significant improvement in disability within 6 weeks · people with CIDP
Intravenous immunoglobulin showed no clear difference in significant improvement in disability within 6 weeks compared with prednisolone (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Muscle strength · people with inclusion body myositis
2 findings from 1 review
Change in muscle mass at 6 months (%) ‐ not measured · people with inclusion body myositis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Change in handgrip strength at 6 months (%) ‐ not measured · people with inclusion body myositis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Change in timed walk at 6 months (%) e.g. 10‐metre or 6‐minute walk test at 6 months ‐ not measured · people with inclusion body myositis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review