Cochrane · systematic review · CD008422

Vitamin D for the management of multiple sclerosis

Jagannath, VA, Filippini, G, Borges do Nascimento, IJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2018 · 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 60%Low 2 · 40%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

Summary of findings

Population: [People] with [Multiple Sclerosis]
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Annualised relapse rate (ARR) (number of relapses per patient per year)
no estimate extracted5 studies · 417 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score
no estimate extracted5 studies · 221 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
MRI gadolinium‐enhancing T1 lesions
no estimate extracted2 studies · 256 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Serious adverse events
no estimate extracted8 studies · 621 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Minor adverse events
no estimate extracted8 studies · 701 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision