Cochrane · systematic review · CD008962
Shock wave therapy for rotator cuff disease with or without calcification
Surace, SJ, Deitch, J, Johnston, RV, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · 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
6
No studies
1
Included studies
NR
No studies 1 · 14.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 57.1%Moderate 2 · 28.6%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
Shock wave therapy versus placebo for rotator cuff disease with or without calcification
Population: rotator cuff disease with or without calcification
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain relief > 50%a Shock wave therapy vs placebo | RR 1.1 [0.62, 1.94] | 1 study · 74 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Pain Multiple scalese translated to VAS 0–10 (10 was severe pain)f Shock wave therapy vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 608 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Function Multiple scalese translated to Constant 0–100 scale (100 was best function)f Shock wave therapy vs placebo | SMD 0.62 [0.13, 1.11] | 9 studies · 612 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Participant‐reported success Shock wave therapy vs placebo | RR 1.59 [0.87, 2.91] | 6 studies · 287 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Quality of life Shock wave therapy vs placebo | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Number of participant withdrawals due to adverse events or treatment intolerance Shock wave therapy vs placebo | RR 0.75 [0.43, 1.31] | 7 studies · 581 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Number of participants experiencing any adverse event Shock wave therapy vs placebo | RR 3.61 [2, 6.52] | 5 studies · 295 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |