Table 7. Summary of findings.
Surgery plus physiotherapy vs placebo surgery plus physiotherapy (Function).
| Population: patients with subacromial impingement syndrome. Settings: inpatient clinics. Intervention: Surgery plus Physiotherapy Comparison: Placebo Surgery plus Physiotherapy Follow up: 6-months and 1- and 2-years | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Outcomes | SMD (95% C.I.) |
No of participants (RCTs) |
Quality of the evidence (GRADE) |
|
Function (6-months): [9,10] Constant (0–100) Higher values indicate improved function. |
SMD -0.20 (-0.48–0.08) |
286 (2 RCTs) |
⊕⊕⊝⊝ Low 1 2 |
|
Function (1-year): [9] Constant (0–100) Higher values indicate improved function |
SMD 0.07 (-0.24–0.38) |
157 (1 RCT) |
⊕⊕⊝⊝ Low 1 2 |
|
Function (2-years): [10] Constant (0–100) Higher values indicate improved function |
SMD 0.26 (-0.10–0.62) |
118 (1 RCT) |
⊕⊕⊝⊝ Low 1 2 |
Abbreviations: VAS; visual analogue scale, SMD; standardized mean difference, CI; confidence interval.
1We downgraded by one level due to high risk of bias.
2We downgraded by one level due to a relatively small sample size.