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. 2018 Nov 6;2018(11):CD006349. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006349.pub4

Comparison 9. Sensitivity analysis.

Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1 Pain at 1 to 2 weeks (0 or 1 to 10 point scale) 11 1166 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.76 [‐1.30, ‐0.22]
1.1 Sham (placebo) control 5 539 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.09 [‐0.30, 0.12]
1.2 Usual care (open label) control 6 627 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐1.33 [‐2.26, ‐0.39]
2 Pain at 1 month (0 or 1 to 10 point scale) 8 919 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.94 [‐1.55, ‐0.34]
2.1 Sham (placebo) control 5 535 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.27 [‐0.44, ‐0.10]
2.2 Usual care (open label) control 3 384 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐2.06 [‐3.35, ‐0.76]
3 Pain at 3 months (0 or 1 to 10 point scale) 10 1021 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.78 [‐1.28, ‐0.29]
3.1 Sham (placebo) control 4 394 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.20 [‐0.40, ‐0.00]
3.2 Usual care (open label) control 6 627 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐1.18 [‐1.95, ‐0.40]
4 Disability at 1 to 2 weeks (RMDQ [0 to 24] or ODI [0 to 100])) 8 793 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐1.25 [‐2.06, ‐0.43]
4.1 Sham (placebo) control 3 299 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.00 [‐0.34, 0.34]
4.2 Usual care (open label) control 5 494 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐2.06 [‐3.28, ‐0.83]
5 Disability at 1 month (RMDQ [0 to 24] or ODI [0 to 100]) 6 674 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.88 [‐1.60, ‐0.17]
5.1 Sham (placebo) control 3 296 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.27 [‐0.50, ‐0.04]
5.2 Usual care (open label) control 3 378 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐1.52 [‐3.00, ‐0.04]
6 Disability at 3 months (RMDQ [0 to 24] or ODI [0 to 100]) 6 622 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐1.85 [‐3.08, ‐0.61]
6.1 Sham (placebo) control 2 162 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐0.11 [‐0.78, 0.55]
6.2 Usual care (open label) control 4 460 Std. Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) ‐2.76 [‐4.65, ‐0.87]