Comparison 5. Post‐treatment text message versus no text message.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Patient‐reported pain intensity ‐ VAS 0 to 100 mm	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 4 hours	1	39	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.88 [‐14.30, 16.06]
1.2 3 days	1	39	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐15.84 [‐30.95, ‐0.73]
1.3 7 days	1	39	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐0.13 [‐6.07, 5.81]