Comparison 3. Opioids versus placebo.
Outcome or subgroup title | No. of studies | No. of participants | Statistical method | Effect size |
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1 Breathlessness | 3 | Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) | Subtotals only | |
1.1 Hydromorphone: change from baseline | 1 | 40 | Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) | ‐0.26 [‐1.17, 0.65] |
1.2 Oral diamorphine: post‐treatment score | 1 | 20 | Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.5 [‐1.44, 2.44] |
1.3 Oxycodone: change from baseline | 1 | 70 | Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) | 0.08 [‐0.87, 1.03] |