Comparison 5. Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy (rESWT) versus supervised exercises.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Mean pain (9‐point Likert, 9 is most pain)	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 6 weeks	1	90	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.30 [‐0.53, 1.13]
1.2 3 months	1	102	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.40 [‐0.36, 1.16]
1.3 6 months	1	100	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.20 [‐0.56, 0.96]
1.4 12 months	1	97	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.5 [‐0.20, 1.20]
2 Mean function (SPADI 0–100, 100 is best)	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
2.1 6 weeks	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2.2 3 months	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2.3 6 months	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2.4 12 months	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3 Proportion of participants who withdrew due to adverse events	1	104	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	3.0 [0.32, 27.91]
4 Proportion of participants who experienced adverse events	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Random, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
5 Active range of abduction	1		Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
5.1 3 months	1	104	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐1.95 [‐10.50, 6.60]
5.2 6 months	1	104	Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI)	‐11.82 [‐25.37, 1.73]