Cochrane · systematic review · CD006362
Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for the common cold
Kim, SY, Chang, YJ, Cho, HM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 1 · 14.3%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 6 · 85.7%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
Non‐steroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for the common cold
Population: patients with common cold
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Sum of overall symptom score | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 293 participants | Moderate |
Duration of colds | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 214 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Throat irritation score | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 159 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Headache score | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 159 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Score of pain in muscles/joints score | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 2 participants | Ungraded |
Cough score | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 159 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Rhinorrhoea score | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 199 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |