Comparison 10. Splint plus steroid injection plus nerve and tendon gliding exercises 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	70	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐2.81 [‐3.49, ‐2.13]
2 Short‐term improvement in CTS symptoms (Phalen's test) (3 months or less)	1	70	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.95 [0.66, 1.38]
3 Short‐term improvement in CTS symptoms (Tinel's test) (3 months or less)	1	70	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.22 [0.81, 1.84]
4 Short‐term improvement in CTS symptoms (Reverse Phalen's test) (3 months or less)	1	70	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.21 [0.71, 2.06]
5 Short‐term improvement in CTS symptoms (Compression test) (3 months or less)	1	70	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.42 [0.80, 2.51]
6 Short‐term improvement in functional ability (functional status score) (3 months or less)	1	70	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐4.40 [‐6.90, ‐1.90]
7 Short‐term improvement in functional ability (two‐point discrimination) (3 months or less)	1	70	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.30 [‐0.70, 0.10]
8 Long‐term improvement in CTS symptoms (patient satisfaction) (>3 months)	1	70	Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	1.47 [0.99, 2.19]