Comparison 9. Splint plus steroid injection versus nerve and tendon gliding exercises.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Short‐term improvement in CTS symptoms (symptom total point) (3 months or less)	1	76	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.31 [1.59, 3.03]
2 Short‐term improvement in CTS symptoms (Tinel's test) (3 months or less)	1	76	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.41 [0.84, 2.35]
3 Short‐term improvement in CTS symptoms (Phalen's test) (3 months or less)	1	76	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.23 [0.83, 1.82]
4 Short‐term improvement in CTS symptoms (Compression test) (3 months or less)	1	76	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.28 [0.65, 2.53]
5 Short‐term improvement in CTS symptoms (Reverse Phalen's test) (3 months or less)	1	76	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.03 [0.59, 1.79]
6 Short‐term improvement in functional ability (functional status score) (3 months or less)	1	76	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	4.20 [1.88, 6.52]
7 Short‐term improvement in functional ability (two‐point discrimination) (3 months or less)	1	76	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.10 [‐0.39, 0.59]
8 Long‐term improvement in CTS symptoms (patient satisfaction) (>3 months)	1	76	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.92 [1.05, 3.49]