Cochrane · systematic review · CD012332

Oral nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs for fibromyalgia in adults

Derry, S, Wiffen, PJ, Häuser, W, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library

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

NSAID compared with placebo for fibromyalgia

Population: adults with fibromyalgia
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Substantial pain relief: at least 50% reduction in pain, or PGIC much improved
NSAID vs placebo
no estimate extracted2 studies · 146 participantsVery low
Moderate pain relief: at least 30% reduction in pain, or PGIC much or very much improved
NSAID vs placebo
no estimate extracted3 studies · 192 participantsVery low
Serious adverse events
NSAID vs placebo
no estimate extractedNRVery low
Adverse event withdrawal
NSAID vs placebo
RD 0.044 studies · 230 participantsVery low
Participants experiencing any adverse event
NSAID vs placebo
RD 0.084 studies · 230 participantsVery low
All cause withdrawal
NSAID vs placebo
RD 0.033 studies · 192 participantsVery low
Death
NSAID vs placebo
no estimate extractedNRVery low