Ref (type) | Population | Outcome, Interventions | Results and statistical analysis | Effect size | Favours |
Neurological disability | |||||
Systematic review |
122 adults with cervical dystonia for at least 1 year and previously treated with botulinum A toxin, Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS)-Total score >20 and TWSTRS-Severity >10 Data from 1 RCT |
Improvement of at least 20% of TWSTRS-Total score
4 weeks
60/92 (65%) with botulinum B toxin 8/30 (27%) with placebo |
OR 4.69 95% CI 2.06 to 10.69 P = 0.0002 NNT 3 95% CI 2 to 6 |
Moderate effect size | botulinum B toxin |
Systematic review |
122 adults with cervical dystonia for at least 1 year and previously treated with botulinum A toxin, TWSTRS-Total score >20 and TWSTRS-Severity >10 Data from 1 RCT |
Improvement of at least 20% of TWSTRS-Total score
8 weeks
40/92 (43%) with botulinum B toxin 5/30 (17%) with placebo |
OR 3.13 95% CI 1.34 to 7.34 P = 0.0008 |
Moderate effect size | botulinum B toxin |
Systematic review |
122 adults with cervical dystonia for at least 1 year and previously treated with botulinum A toxin, TWSTRS-Total score <20 and TWSTRS-Severity <10 Data from 1 RCT |
Improvement of at least 20% of TWSTRS-Total score
12 weeks
23/92 (25%) with botulinum B toxin 3/30 (10%) with placebo |
OR 2.43 95% CI 0.89 to 6.61 P = 0.08 |
Not significant | |
Systematic review |
122 adults with cervical dystonia for at least 1 year and previously treated with botulinum A toxin, TWSTRS-Total score >20 and TWSTRS-Severity >10 Data from 1 RCT |
Improvement of at least 20% of TWSTRS-Total score
16 weeks
12/92 (13%) with botulinum B toxin 2/30 (7%) with placebo |
OR 1.86 95% CI 0.51 to 6.75 P = 0.3 |
Not significant | |
Systematic review |
150 adults with cervical dystonia for at least 1 year and previously treated with botulinum A toxin, TWSTRS-Total score >20 and TWSTRS-Severity >10 2 RCTs in this analysis |
Patient global assessment of change in symptoms
0 to 4 weeks
with botulinum B toxin (10,000 U) with placebo Absolute results not reported |
WMD 20.04 95% CI 14.22 to 27.45 P <0.00001 |
Effect size not calculated | botulinum B toxin |
Systematic review |
72 adults with cervical dystonia for at least 1 year and previously treated with botulinum A toxin, TWSTRS-Total score >20 and TWSTRS-Severity >10 Data from 1 RCT |
Patient global assessment of change in symptoms
0 to 4 weeks
with botulinum B toxin (5000 U) with placebo Absolute results not reported |
WMD 17.00 95% CI 6.93 to 27.07 P <0.0009 |
Effect size not calculated | botulinum B toxin |
Systematic review |
150 adults with cervical dystonia for at least 1 year and previously treated with botulinum A toxin, TWSTRS-Total score >20 and TWSTRS-Severity >10 2 RCTs in this analysis |
Principal investigator global assessment of change in symptoms
0 to 4 weeks
with botulinum B toxin (10,000 U) with placebo Absolute results not reported |
WMD 12.52 95% CI 7.97 to 17.08 P <0.00001 |
Effect size not calculated | botulinum B toxin |
Systematic review |
72 adults with cervical dystonia for at least 1 year and previously treated with botulinum A toxin, TWSTRS-Total score >20 and TWSTRS-Severity >10 Data from 1 RCT |
Principal investigator global assessment of change in symptoms
0 to 4 weeks
with botulinum B toxin (5000 U) with placebo Absolute results not reported |
WMD 13.30 95% CI 5.50 to 21.50 P = 0.001 |
Effect size not calculated | botulinum B toxin |
Systematic review |
150 adults with cervical dystonia for at least 1 year and previously treated with botulinum A toxin, TWSTRS-Total score >20 and TWSTRS-Severity >10 2 RCTs in this analysis |
Patient analogue pain assessment
0 to 4 weeks
with botulinum B toxin (10,000 U) with placebo Absolute results not reported |
WMD 19.63 95% CI 11.69 to 27.56 P = 0.001 |
Effect size not calculated | botulinum B toxin |
Systematic review |
72 adults with cervical dystonia for at least 1 year and previously treated with botulinum A toxin, TWSTRS-Total score >20 and TWSTRS-Severity >10 Data from 1 RCT |
Patient analogue pain assessment
0 to 4 weeks
with botulinum B toxin (5000 U) with placebo Absolute results not reported |
WMD 18.00 95% CI 5.69 to 30.31 P = 0.004 |
Effect size not calculated | botulinum B toxin |