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SPLINT vs No active treatment (control)

CTS symptoms (Boston CTS questionnaire) ‐ short‐term improvement: < 3 monthsScale: 1 to 5, higher is worse · carpal tunnel syndrome

1 finding from 1 review

Splinting for carpal tunnel syndrome 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 306 participants
Low

SPLINT vs No active treatment (control)

CTS symptoms (Boston CTS questionnaire) ‐ long‐term improvement: > 3 monthsScale: 1 to 5, higher is worse · carpal tunnel syndrome

1 finding from 1 review

Splinting for carpal tunnel syndrome 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 144 participants
Very low

SPLINT vs No active treatment (control)

Function (Boston CTS questionnaire) ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 monthsScale: 1 to 5, higher is worse · carpal tunnel syndrome

1 finding from 1 review

Splinting for carpal tunnel syndrome 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 34 participants
Low

SPLINT vs No active treatment (control)

Overall improvement (improved/not improved or worsened) ‐ short‐term improvement: < 3 months · carpal tunnel syndrome

SPLINT may leads to higher overall improvement (improved/not improved or worsened) ‐ short‐term… compared with NO ACTIVE TREATMENT (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Splinting for carpal tunnel syndrome 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.86 [2.29, 6.51]
1 study · 80 participants
Low

SPLINT vs No active treatment (control)

Health‐related quality of life ‐ Long‐term improvement: > 3 months · carpal tunnel syndrome

1 finding from 1 review

Splinting for carpal tunnel syndrome 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
0 studies · 0 participants
GRADE not reported

SPLINT vs No active treatment (control)

Adverse effects · carpal tunnel syndrome

SPLINT showed no clear difference in adverse effects compared with NO ACTIVE TREATMENT (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Splinting for carpal tunnel syndrome 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 15 [0.89, 254.13]
1 study · 80 participants
Low

SPLINT vs No active treatment (control)

Referral for surgery · carpal tunnel syndrome

It is very uncertain whether SPLINT changes referral for surgery compared with NO ACTIVE TREATMENT (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Splinting for carpal tunnel syndrome 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.47 [0.14, 1.58]
3 studies · 243 participants
Very low

Occlusal splint vs Palatal splint

Total sleep time, next night; · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…

Occlusal splint showed no clear difference in total sleep time (min) compared with palatal splint; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Occlusal splints for treating sleep bruxism (tooth grinding) 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -8.60 [-96.17, 78.97]
1 study
GRADE not reported

Occlusal splint vs Palatal splint

Sleep efficiency · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…

Occlusal splint showed no clear difference in sleep efficiency (%) compared with palatal splint; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Occlusal splints for treating sleep bruxism (tooth grinding) 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -2.40 [-8.36, 3.56]
1 study
GRADE not reported

Occlusal splint vs Palatal splint

Awakenings per hour · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…

Occlusal splint showed no clear difference in awakenings per hour compared with palatal splint; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Occlusal splints for treating sleep bruxism (tooth grinding) 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
MD 0.40 [-2.51, 3.31]
1 study
GRADE not reported

Occlusal splint vs Palatal splint

Arousal index · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…

Occlusal splint showed no clear difference in arousal index compared with palatal splint; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Occlusal splints for treating sleep bruxism (tooth grinding) 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
MD 1.22 [-3.61, 6.05]
2 studies · 39 participants
GRADE not reported

Occlusal splint vs Palatal splint

Episodes with grinding noise · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…

Occlusal splint showed no clear difference in episodes with grinding noise compared with palatal splint; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Occlusal splints for treating sleep bruxism (tooth grinding) 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
MD 0.90 [-10.19, 11.99]
1 study
GRADE not reported

Occlusal splint vs Palatal splint

Comfort · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…

1 finding from 1 review

Occlusal splints for treating sleep bruxism (tooth grinding) 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
Occlusal splint versus palatal splint, comfort (median VAS 0 to 100 mm) (Dube 2004): occlusal splint 79.3 (SD 4.7) mm versus palatal splint 77.8 (8.1) mm; both rated as equally comfortable. No participant reported dry…
1 study
GRADE not reported

Occlusal splint vs Palatal splint

Preference (device preferred by participants) · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…

1 finding from 1 review

Occlusal splints for treating sleep bruxism (tooth grinding) 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
Occlusal splint versus palatal splint, preference (Dube 2004): all participants preferred the palatal splint rather than the occlusal splint; 71% felt the occlusal splint offered greater protection for their teeth. At…
1 study
GRADE not reported

Occlusal splint vs Palatal splint

Number of bruxism episodes per hour of sleep (Epi/h) · People with sleep bruxism (tooth grinding or clenching); children (greater than 1 year old) and adults; diagnosis clinical,…

Occlusal splint showed no clear difference in number of bruxism episodes per hour of sleep (Epi/h) compared with palatal splint; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Occlusal splints for treating sleep bruxism (tooth grinding) 2007 · Cochrane All outcomes
MD 0.54 [-10.95, 12.93]
1 study
GRADE not reported

Dynamic splinting vs delayed or no splinting

Measurement of acetabular index at 1 year · babies under six months of age with all severities of DDH

1 finding from 1 review

Splinting for the non‐operative management of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in children under six months of… 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low

Dynamic splinting vs static splinting

Complications: avascular necrosis at 4 months · babies under six months of age with stable and unstable hips

1 finding from 1 review

Splinting for the non‐operative management of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in children under six months of… 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low

Dynamic splinting vs delayed or no splinting

Measurement of acetabular index at 2 years · babies under six months of age with all severities of DDH

1 finding from 1 review

Splinting for the non‐operative management of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in children under six months of… 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low

Dynamic splinting vs delayed or no splinting

Measurement of acetabular index at 5 years · babies under six months of age with all severities of DDH

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Splinting for the non‐operative management of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in children under six months of… 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Dynamic splinting vs delayed or no splinting

Surgical intervention · babies under six months of age with all severities of DDH

1 finding from 1 review

Splinting for the non‐operative management of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) in children under six months of… 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
Very low