Cochrane · systematic review · CD011412

Antiepileptic drug monotherapy for epilepsy: a network meta‐analysis of individual participant data

Nevitt, SJ, Sudell, M, Cividini, S, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2022 · Cochrane Library

Epilepsy3 versionsAMSTAR 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
15
current version
GRADE rated
12
No studies
3
Included studies
NR
No studies 3 · 20%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 12 · 80%

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

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Summary of findings ‐ Time to treatment failure for individuals with focal seizures (reference carbamazepine)

Population: adults and children with focal seizures
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Any reason
no estimate extracted4 studies · 520 participantsHigh
Adverse events
no estimate extracted4 studies · 520 participantsHigh
Lack of efficacy
no estimate extracted3 studies · 388 participantsHigh

Summary of findings ‐ Time to treatment failure for individuals with focal seizures (reference lamotrigine)

Population: adults and children with focal seizures
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Any reason
no estimate extracted9 studies · 2203 participantsHigh
Adverse events
no estimate extracted9 studies · 2203 participantsHigh
Lack of efficacy
no estimate extracted8 studies · 2098 participantsHigh

Summary of findings ‐ Time to treatment failure for individuals with generalised seizures (reference sodium valproate)

Population: adults and children with generalised tonic‐clonic seizures with or without other seizure types
3 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Any reason
no estimate extracted4 studies · 405 participantsHigh
Adverse events
no estimate extracted2 studies · 117 participantsHigh
Lack of efficacy
no estimate extracted4 studies · 405 participantsHigh

Summary of findings ‐ Time to 12‐month remission for individuals with focal seizures (reference carbamazepine)

Population: adults and children with focal seizures
2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Comparison (reference treatment)
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Carbamazepine
no estimate extracted4 studies · 525 participantsHigh

Summary of findings ‐ Time to 12‐month remission for individuals with focal seizures (reference lamotrigine)

Population: adults and children with focal seizures
2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Comparison (reference treatment)
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Lamotrigine
no estimate extracted2 studies · 907 participantsHigh

Summary of findings ‐ Time to 12‐month remission for individuals with generalised seizures (reference sodium valproate)

Population: adults and children with generalised seizures*
2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Comparison (reference treatment)
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Sodium valproate
no estimate extracted4 studies · 412 participantsHigh