Table IIc.
Results of network meta-analyses for comparisons with standard care: trials of better-quality
| Intervention [abbreviations in brackets relate to Fig. 1(a–d)] | No. of trials* | SMD (95% Cr I) | Difference expressed on a WOMAC VAS 0-100 pain scale (95% Cr I)∗ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard care (comparator) | – | – | |
| Acupuncture (ACU) | 11 (878) | −1.01 (−1.43 to 0.61) | −16.70 (−23.61 to −10.07) |
| Balneotherapy (BAL) | 1 (40) | −1.01 (−1.92 to −0.11) | −16.65 (−31.73 to −1.74) |
| Sham Acupuncture (SH ACU) | 8 (685) | −0.68 (−1.17 to −0.19) | −11.14 (−19.29 to −3.16) |
| Muscle-strengthening exercise (MU EX) | 9 (450) | −0.52 (−0.84 to −0.22) | −8.62 (−13.92 to −3.58) |
| Tai Chi (TAI) | 2 (51) | −0.26 (−0.96 to 0.44) | −4.29 (−15.87 to 7.23) |
| Weight loss (WEI) | 3 (357) | −0.08 (−0.55 to 0.39) | −1.34 (−9.10 to 6.41) |
| Aerobic exercise (AE EX) | 1 (80) | 0.07 (−0.69 to 0.84) | 1.23 (−11.30 to 13.78) |
| No intervention (NO INT) | 1 (30) | 0.19 (−0.77 to 1.14) | 3.11 (−12.72 to 18.77) |
| Data points: 31 Residual deviance: 31.4 Between-study standard deviation: 0.39 (95% CI: 0.24–0.58) | |||
∗
see Table IId footnote.