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49 questions · 53 findings · 1 reviews · Neuromuscular

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No studies found 9 · 17%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 7.5%Low 26 · 49.1%Moderate 14 · 26.4%High 0 · 0%

Oral creatine vs placebo

Time from beginning of treatment until death or full‐time ventilation · children with SMA types II and III

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 40 participants
Moderate

Oral creatine vs placebo

Adverse events related to treatment · children with SMA types II and III

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 40 participants
Low

Oral olesoxime vs placebo

Time from beginning of treatment until death or full‐time ventilation · non‐ambulatory children and adolescents with SMA types II and III

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 160 participants
Moderate

Oral olesoxime vs placebo

Adverse events related to treatment · non‐ambulatory children and adolescents with SMA types II and III

Oral olesoxime probably leads to lower adverse events related to treatment compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.95 [0.91, 0.99]
1 study · 165 participants
Moderate

Oral gabapentin vs placebo

Time from beginning of treatment until death or full‐time ventilation · adults with SMA types II and III

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 84 participants
Moderate

Oral gabapentin vs placebo

Adverse events related to treatment · adults with SMA types II and III

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 65 participants
Low

Oral hydroxyurea vs placebo

Time from beginning of treatment until death or full‐time ventilation · children and adults with SMA types II and III

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 57 participants
Moderate

Oral hydroxyurea vs placebo

Adverse events related to treatment · children and adults with SMA types II and III

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 57 participants
Moderate

Oral valproic acid vs placebo

Time from beginning of treatment until death or full‐time ventilation · ambulatory adults with SMA type III

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
33 participants
Low

Oral valproic acid vs placebo

Adverse events related to treatment · ambulatory adults with SMA type III

Oral valproic acid showed no clear difference in adverse events related to treatment compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.8 [0.44, 1.44]
33 participants
Low

Oral phenylbutyrate vs placebo

Time from beginning of treatment until death or full‐time ventilation · children with SMA type II

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 107 participants
Low

Oral phenylbutyrate vs placebo

Adverse events related to treatment · children with SMA type II

Oral phenylbutyrate probably leads to higher adverse events related to treatment compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.1 [1.25, 7.84]
1 study · 107 participants
Moderate

Oral valproic acid plus acetyl‐L‐carnitine vs placebo

Time from beginning of treatment until death or full‐time ventilation · non‐ambulatory children with SMA types II and III

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 61 participants
Moderate

Oral valproic acid plus acetyl‐L‐carnitine vs placebo

Adverse events related to treatment · non‐ambulatory children with SMA types II and III

Oral valproic acid plus acetyl‐L‐carnitine showed no clear difference in adverse events related to treatment compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.32 [0.92, 1.89]
1 study · 61 participants
Moderate

Oral creatine vs placebo

Change in disability score · children with SMA types II and III

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 40 participants
Moderate

Oral creatine vs placebo

Muscle strength · children with SMA types II and III

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 22 participants
Low

Oral creatine vs placebo

Acquiring the ability to stand or walk · children with SMA types II and III

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Oral creatine vs placebo

Change in quality of life · children with SMA types II and III

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 38 participants
Low

Oral creatine vs placebo

Change in pulmonary function · children with SMA types II and III

1 finding from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 23 participants
Low

Oral olesoxime vs placebo

Change in disability score · non‐ambulatory children and adolescents with SMA types II and III

4 findings from 1 review

Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 160 participants
Very low
Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 160 participants
Very low
Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.43
1 study · 160 participants
Very low

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Drug treatment for spinal muscular atrophy types II and III 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 160 participants
Low