Cochrane · systematic review · CD004447

Recombinant growth hormone therapy for X‐linked hypophosphatemia in children

Smith, S, Remmington, T · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · Cochrane Library

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
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 33.3%Low 3 · 50%Moderate 1 · 16.7%High 0 · 0%

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

Summary of findings ‐ recombinant growth hormone compared with placebo or no intervention for children with X‐linked hypophosphataemia

Population: children with X‐linked hypophosphataemia
6 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Longitudinal growth: change in height SDS
Summary of findings ‐ recombinant growth hormone vs placebo or no intervention
MD 02 studies · 20 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Measures of mineral metabolism: change in serum phosphate mmol/L
Summary of findings ‐ recombinant growth hormone vs placebo or no intervention
MD 0.18 [0.08, 0.28]2 studies · 20 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Measures of endocrine function function: change in levels of alkaline phosphatase IU/L
Summary of findings ‐ recombinant growth hormone vs placebo or no intervention
no estimate extracted2 studies · 20 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Measures of renal function: change in TmP/GFR
Summary of findings ‐ recombinant growth hormone vs placebo or no intervention
MD 0.012 studies · 20 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Body proportions: sitting height SDS
Summary of findings ‐ recombinant growth hormone vs placebo or no intervention
no estimate extracted1 study · 15 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency
Adverse effects
Summary of findings ‐ recombinant growth hormone vs placebo or no intervention
no estimate extracted2 studies · 20 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency