Summary of findings 2. Treadmill workstation compared to no intervention for increasing standing or walking for decreasing musculoskeletal symptoms in sedentary workers.
| Treadmill workstation compared to no intervention for increasing standing or walking for decreasing musculoskeletal symptoms in sedentary workers | ||||||
| Patient or population: sedentary workers with musculoskeletal symptoms Setting: office setting Intervention: treadmill workstation Comparison: no intervention | ||||||
| Outcomes | Anticipated absolute effects* (95% CI) | Relative effect (95% CI) | № of participants (studies) | Certainty of the evidence (GRADE) | Comments | |
| Risk with no intervention | Risk with treadmill workstation | |||||
| Proportion of participants with low back pain/discomfort follow‐up short‐term | 714 per 1000 | 750 per 1000 (357 to 1000) | RR 1.05 (0.50 to 2.19) | 11 (1 RCT) | ⊕⊕⊝⊝ Lowa,b | |
| Proportion of participants with neck pain/discomfort follow‐up short‐term | 571 per 1000 | 714 per 1000 (320 to 1000) | RR 1.25 (0.56 to 2.77) | 14 (1 RCT) | ⊕⊕⊝⊝ Lowa,b | |
| Proportion of participants with shoulder pain/discomfort follow‐up short‐term | 667 per 1000 | 753 per 1000 (340 to 1000) | RR 1.13 (0.51 to 2.50) | 10 (1 RCT) | ⊕⊕⊝⊝ Lowa,b | |
| *The risk in the intervention group (and its 95% confidence interval) is based on the assumed risk in the comparison group and the relative effect of the intervention (and its 95% CI). CI: confidence interval; RCT: randomised controlled trial; RR: risk ratio. | ||||||
| GRADE Working Group grades of evidence. High certainty: we are very confident that the true effect lies close to that of the estimate of the effect. Moderate certainty: we are moderately confident in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be close to the estimate of the effect, but there is a possibility that it is substantially different. Low certainty: our confidence in the effect estimate is limited: the true effect may be substantially different from the estimate of the effect. Very low certainty: we have very little confidence in the effect estimate: the true effect is likely to be substantially different from the estimate of effect. | ||||||
aConcerns about blinding of participants and personnel, loss to follow‐up and baseline imbalance; downgraded one level.
bLow number of participants and wide confidence intervals; downgraded one level.