Cochrane · systematic review · CD004877
Chinese medicinal herbs for sore throat
Huang, Y, Wu, T, Zeng, L, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2012 · Cochrane Library
Acute Respiratory InfectionsAMSTAR 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 4 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%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
Chinese herbal medicines for sore throat
Population: patients with sore throat
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Recovery clinicians | no estimate extracted | 12 studies · 1954 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Inefficacy clinicians | no estimate extracted | 12 studies · 1954 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Changes in TCM signs clinicians | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 301 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse events clinicians | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 672 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |