Number of | Percent with outcome | |||||
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Outcome - daily dose | Studies | Participants | Pregabalin | Placebo | Relative benefit (95% CI) | NNT (95% CI) |
At least 30% pain relief | ||||||
150 mg | no data | |||||
300 mg | 2 | 482 | 59 | 45 | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.6) | 6.8 (4.3 to 17) |
300 mg (≥ 8 weeks) | 1 | 304 | 58 | 52 | 1.1 (0.9 to 1.4) | not calculated |
600 mg | 3 | 819 | 63 | 43 | 1.5 (1.3 to 1.7) | 5.1 (3.8 to 7.8) |
600 mg (≥ 8 weeks) | 2 | 641 | 62 | 48 | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.5) | 6.8 (4.4 to 15) |
At least 50% pain relief | ||||||
150 mg | 2 | 359 | 27 | 23 | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.6) | not calculated |
150 mg (≥ 8 weeks) | 1 | 195 | 34 | 30 | 1.1 (0.8 to 1.7) | not calculated |
300 mg | 4 | 823 | 40 | 26 | 1.5 (1.2 to 1.8) | 7.5 (5.1 to 14) |
300 mg (≥ 8 weeks) | 3 | 645 | 38 | 29 | 1.3 (1.1 to 1.6) | 11 (6.1 to 54) |
600 mg | 6 | 1360 | 45 | 25 | 1.7 (1.5 to 2.0) | 5.0 (4.0 to 6.6) |
600 mg (≥ 8 weeks) | 4 | 1005 | 46 | 30 | 1.5 (1.3 to 1.8) | 6.3 (4.6 to 10) |
PGIC much or very much improved | ||||||
150 mg | 1 | 195 | 45 | 34 | 1.4 (0.96 to 2.0) | not calculated |
300 mg | 2 | 359 | 48 | 30 | 1.6 (1.2 to 2.1) | 5.6 (3.6 to 13) |
300 mg (≥ 8 weeks) | 1 | 195 | 42 | 33 | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.8) | not calculated |
600 mg | 4 | 875 | 56 | 33 | 1.8 (1.5 to 2.1) | 4.2 (3.3 to 5.8) |
600 mg (≥ 8 weeks) | 3 | 702 | 54 | 36 | 1.5 (1.3 to 1.8) | 5.4 (3.9 to 9.2) |
Lack of efficacy discontinuation | NNTp (95% CI) | |||||
150 mg | 2 | 359 | 4 | 7 | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.5) | not calculated |
150 mg (≥ 8 weeks) | 1 | 195 | 8 | 11 | 0.7 (0.3 to 1.7) | not calculated |
300 mg | 2 | 341 | 3 | 8 | 0.4 (0.2 to 1.0) | not calculated |
600 mg | 4 | 869 | 4 | 11 | 0.3 (0.2 to 0.5) | 14 (9 to 31) |
600 mg (≥ 8 weeks) | 3 | 702 | 4 | 14 | 0.3 (0.2 to 0.5) | 10 (6.9 to 20) |