Cochrane · systematic review · CD009684

Zonisamide for essential tremor

Bruno, E, Nicoletti, A, Filippini, G, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library

Movement DisordersAMSTAR 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
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 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

Zonisamide versus placebo for essential tremor

Population: participants with essential tremor
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Functional abilities Change in TRS part B score (motor tasks) Change in TRS part C score (functional disability) (higher scores indicate a better outcome)
Zonisamide vs placebo
MD 01 study · 20 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Study withdrawal for any reason Number of participants withdrawn from the study
Zonisamide vs placebo
RD 0.11 study · 20 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Adverse events Number of adverse events
Zonisamide vs placebo
RD 0.6 [0.28, 0.92]1 study · 20 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision