Cochrane · systematic review · CD014789
Spinal cord stimulation for low back pain
Traeger, AC, Gilbert, SE, Harris, IA, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library
Back and NeckAMSTAR 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 0 · 0%Moderate 3 · 42.9%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
Spinal cord stimulation versus placebo for low back pain in adults
Population: adults with low back pain
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Pain intensity VAS, translated to a 0‐ to 100‐point scale, where 0 is no pain Medium‐term Spinal cord stimulation vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 50 participants | Moderate Downgraded: indirectness |
Function Roland‐Morris Disability Questionnaire & Oswestry Disability Index translated to a 0‐ to 100‐point scale, where 0 is no disability or best function Medium‐term Spinal cord stimulation vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 50 participants | Moderate Downgraded: indirectness |
Health‐related quality of life EQ‐5D, index from 0 to 1 where 0 is worst quality of life Medium‐term Spinal cord stimulation vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 50 participants | Moderate Downgraded: indirectness |
Global assessment of efficacy ≥ 50% improvement in pain Medium‐term Spinal cord stimulation vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Withdrawals due to adverse events Spinal cord stimulation vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Adverse eventsc Spinal cord stimulation vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |
Serious adverse eventsd Spinal cord stimulation vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness |