Cochrane · systematic review · CD010446
Chinese herbal medicine for treating recurrent urinary tract infections in women
Flower, A, Wang, LQ, Lewith, G, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
Kidney and TransplantAMSTAR 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
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 7 · 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
CHM versus antibiotics for women with recurrent UTI
Population: women with recurrent UTI
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Effectiveness CHM vs antibiotics | RR 1.24 [1.13, 1.37] | 3 studies · 282 participants | Very low |
Recurrence CHM vs antibiotics | RR 0.28 [0.09, 0.82] | 3 studies · 282 participants | Very low |
CHM plus antibiotics versus antibiotics for women with recurrent UTI
Population: women with recurrent UTI
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Effectiveness CHM plus antibiotics vs antibiotics | RR 1.24 [1.04, 1.47] | 2 studies · 120 participants | Very low |
Recurrence CHM plus antibiotics vs antibiotics | RR 0.5 [0.32, 0.77] | 2 studies · 120 participants | Very low |
CHM versus CHM for women with recurrent UTI
Population: women with recurrent UTI
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Effectiveness CHM vs CHM | RR 1.28 [1.03, 1.57] | 1 study · 80 participants | Very low |
Recurrence CHM vs CHM | RR 0.4 [0.21, 0.77] | 2 studies · 140 participants | Very low |
Quality of life CHM vs CHM | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 80 participants | Very low |