Cochrane · systematic review · CD005523
Aquatic exercise for the treatment of knee and hip osteoarthritis
Bartels, EM, Juhl, CB, Christensen, R, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
3
Included studies
NR
No studies 3 · 42.9%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 4 · 57.1%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
Comparison
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain on a 0 to 100 scale. Various pain scales. (lower score is better) | no estimate extracted | 12 studies · 1135 participants | Moderate |
Disability on a 0 to 100 scale. Various disability scales (lower score is better) | no estimate extracted | 12 studies · 1116 participants | Moderate |
Quality of life on a 0 to 100 scale. Various quality of life scales. (higher score is better) | no estimate extracted | 10 studies · 1027 participants | Moderate |
Withdrawals | no estimate extracted | 13 studies · 1190 participants | Moderate |
Radiographic evaluation | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Short term serious adverse effects from trials | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Long term adverse effects or toxicity from observational studies | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |