Cochrane · systematic review · CD009789
Antioxidants for preventing and reducing muscle soreness after exercise
Ranchordas, MK, Rogerson, D, Soltani, H, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
Bone, Joint and Muscle TraumaAMSTAR 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 1 · 14.3%Low 3 · 42.9%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
Summary of findings: antioxidants versus placebo
Population: mainly physically active individuals1 partaking in exercise2 designed to produce delayed onset muscle soreness
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Muscle soreness Summary of findings: antioxidants vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 21 studies · 525 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Muscle soreness Summary of findings: antioxidants vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 41 studies · 936 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Muscle soreness Summary of findings: antioxidants vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 45 studies · 1047 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Muscle soreness Summary of findings: antioxidants vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 28 studies · 657 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Muscle soreness Summary of findings: antioxidants vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 17 studies · 436 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Subjective recovery Summary of findings: antioxidants vs placebo | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse events Summary of findings: antioxidants vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 9 studies · 216 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |