Comparison 11. Splint plus steroid injection versus therapeutic ultrasound.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Short‐term improvement in CTS symptoms (symptom severity score) (3 months or less)	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
1.1 At the end of 4 weeks treatment	1	45	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.66 [‐1.89, 0.57]
1.2 4 weeks post‐treatment cessation	1	45	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.18 [‐0.45, 0.81]
2 Short‐term improvement in CTS symptoms (VAS pain) (3 months or less)	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
2.1 At the end of 4 weeks treatment	1	45	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.55 [‐2.17, 1.07]
2.2 4 weeks post‐treatment cessation	1	45	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.12 [‐1.39, 1.15]
3 Short‐term improvement in functional ability (functional status score) (3 months or less)	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
3.1 At the end of 4 weeks treatment	1	45	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.81 [‐1.70, 0.08]
3.2 4 weeks post‐treatment cessation	1	45	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.24 [‐1.01, 0.53]
4 Short‐term improvement in functional ability (grip strength) (3 months or less)	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
4.1 At the end of 4 weeks treatment	1	45	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.80 [1.01, 4.59]
4.2 4 weeks post‐treatment cessation	1	45	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	3.43 [1.71, 5.15]
5 Short‐term improvement in functional ability (two‐point discrimination) (3 months or less)	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
5.1 At the end of 4 weeks treatment	1	45	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.30 [‐0.49, 1.09]
5.2 4 weeks post‐treatment cessation	1	45	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.32 [‐0.25, 0.89]
6 Short‐term improvement in median nerve motor distal latency (3 months or less)	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
6.1 At the end of 4 weeks treatment	1	45	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	‐0.05 [‐0.55, 0.45]
6.2 4 weeks post‐treatment cessation	1	45	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.11 [‐0.66, 0.88]
7 Short‐term improvement in median sensory nerve conduction velocity (3 months or less)	1		Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	Subtotals only
7.1 At the end of 4 weeks treatment	1	45	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	3.71 [‐0.45, 7.87]
7.2 4 weeks post‐treatment cessation	1	45	Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI)	2.32 [‐1.89, 6.53]