Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

5 questions · 6 findings · 3 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 33.3%Low 3 · 50%Moderate 1 · 16.7%High 0 · 0%

Frequency of leg cramps after treatment: never · treating leg cramps in pregnancy

It is very uncertain whether oral calcium changes frequency of leg cramps after treatment: never compared with oral vitamin C (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for leg cramps in pregnancy 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.33 [0.53, 3.38]
1 study · 60 participants
Very low

Frequency of leg cramps after treatment: never · treating leg cramps in pregnancy

It is very uncertain whether oral calcium changes frequency of leg cramps after treatment: never compared with no treatment (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Interventions for leg cramps in pregnancy 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 8.59 [1.19, 62.07]
1 study · 43 participants
Very low
Interventions for leg cramps in pregnancy 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 60 participants
Low

Adverse events ‐ Calcium > 11.5 mg/dL · patients with bone disease in children with chronic kidney disease

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for bone disease in children with chronic kidney disease 2010 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 80 participants
Moderate

Femoral neck bone mineral density (FN-BMD) · patients with osteoporosis

1 finding from 1 review

Chinese herbal medicines for treating osteoporosis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 71 participants
Low

Adverse events ‐ Calcium > 11 mg/dL · patients with bone disease in children with chronic kidney disease

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for bone disease in children with chronic kidney disease 2010 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 33 participants
Low