Cochrane · systematic review · CD010388
Exercise for hand osteoarthritis
Østerås, N, Kjeken, I, Smedslund, G, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · 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
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 1 · 14.3%Very low 3 · 42.9%Low 3 · 42.9%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
Hand exercise compared with no exercise for hand osteoarthritis (immediately post treatment/short term)
Population: patients with hand osteoarthritis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Hand pain Self‐report questionnaires Scale from 0 to 10 (0 represents no pain) Hand exercise vs no exercise | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 381 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Hand function Self‐report questionnaires Scale from 0 to 36 (0 represents no physical disability) Hand exercise vs no exercise | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 369 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Radiographic joint structure changes Not measured Hand exercise vs no exercise | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Quality of life Self‐report questionnaires Scale from 0 to 100 (100 represents maximum quality of life) Hand exercise vs no exercise | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 113 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Finger joint stiffness Self‐reported questionnaires Scale from 0 to 10 (0 represents no stiffness). Hand exercise vs no exercise | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 368 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse events Hand exercise vs no exercise | RR 4.55 [0.53, 39.31] | 3 studies · 309 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Withdrawal due to adverse events Hand exercise vs no exercise | RR 2.88 [0.3, 27.18] | 3 studies · 309 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |