Cochrane · systematic review · CD004376
Exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee
Fransen, M, McConnell, S, Harmer, AR, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
MusculoskeletalAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 25%High 3 · 75%
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.
Questions and results
Immediate post‐treatment effects of exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee
Population: patients with knee OA
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain Self‐report questionnaires. Scale from 0‐100 (0 represents no pain) | no estimate extracted | 44 studies · 3537 participants | High |
Physical function Self‐report questionnaire. Scale from 0‐100 (0 represents no physical disability) | no estimate extracted | 44 studies · 3913 participants | Moderate Downgraded: inconsistency |
Quality of life Self‐report questionnaire. Scale from 0‐100 (100 is maximum quality of life) | no estimate extracted | 13 studies · 1073 participants | High |
Study withdrawals or dropouts | no estimate extracted | 44 studies · 4607 participants | High |