Effectiveness of manual therapy and therapeutic exercise for temporomandibular disorders: systematic review and meta-analysis

S Armijo-Olivo, L Pitance, V Singh, F Neto… - Physical …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Manual therapy (MT) and exercise have been extensively used to treat people
with musculoskeletal conditions such as temporomandibular disorders (TMD). The evidence …

Psychological therapies for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults

AC de C Williams, E Fisher, L Hearn… - … of systematic reviews, 2020 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Chronic non‐cancer pain, a disabling and distressing condition, is common in
adults. It is a global public health problem and economic burden on health and social care …

SPIRIT 2013 explanation and elaboration: guidance for protocols of clinical trials

AW Chan, JM Tetzlaff, PC Gøtzsche, DG Altman… - Bmj, 2013 - bmj.com
High quality protocols facilitate proper conduct, reporting, and external review of clinical
trials. However, the completeness of trial protocols is often inadequate. To help improve the …

The effectiveness of virtual reality based interventions for symptoms of anxiety and depression: A meta-analysis

LA Fodor, CD Coteț, P Cuijpers, Ș Szamoskozi… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
We report a meta-analysis of virtual reality (VR) interventions for anxiety and depression
outcomes, as well as treatment attrition. We included randomized controlled trials comparing …

Comparative efficacy of seven psychotherapeutic interventions for patients with depression: a network meta-analysis

J Barth, T Munder, H Gerger, E Nüesch, S Trelle… - Focus, 2016 - Am Psychiatric Assoc
Background: Previous meta-analyses comparing the efficacy of psychotherapeutic
interventions for depression were clouded by a limited number of within-study treatment …

Psychological treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder in adults: A network meta-analysis

I Mavranezouli, O Megnin-Viggars, C Daly… - Psychological …, 2020 - cambridge.org
BackgroundPost-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a potentially chronic and disabling
disorder affecting a significant minority of people exposed to trauma. Various psychological …

Influence of reported study design characteristics on intervention effect estimates from randomized, controlled trials

J Savović, HE Jones, DG Altman, RJ Harris… - Annals of internal …, 2012 - acpjournals.org
Published evidence suggests that aspects of trial design lead to biased intervention effect
estimates, but findings from different studies are inconsistent. This study combined data from …

The Adductor Strengthening Programme prevents groin problems among male football players: a cluster-randomised controlled trial

J Harøy, B Clarsen, EG Wiger, MG Øyen… - British journal of sports …, 2019 - bjsm.bmj.com
Background Groin injuries represent a considerable problem in male football. Previous groin-
specific prevention programmes have not shown a significant reduction in groin injury rates …

Viscosupplementation for osteoarthritis of the knee: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AWS Rutjes, P Jüni, BR da Costa, S Trelle… - Annals of internal …, 2012 - acpjournals.org
Background: Viscosupplementation, the intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid, is widely
used for symptomatic knee osteoarthritis. Purpose: To assess the benefits and risks of …

Exercise interventions for cerebral palsy

JM Ryan, EE Cassidy, SG Noorduyn… - Cochrane Database …, 2017 - cochranelibrary.com
Background Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurodevelopmental disorder resulting from an injury
to the developing brain. It is the most common form of childhood disability with prevalence …