Exercise therapy with or without other physical therapy interventions versus placebo interventions for osteoarthritis -Systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate whether exercise therapy, with or without other physical therapy interventions, is superior to placebo intervention for osteoarthritis (OA).

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources: MEDLINE and EMBASE via OVID, CINAHL and SPORTDiscus via EBSCO were searched from inception to February 2021. Study selection: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of adults with OA investigating an intervention involving exercise therapy with a placebo comparator. Data extraction and analysis: Data were extracted and checked for accuracy and completeness by pairs of reviewers. Primary outcomes were self-reported pain, function and quality of life (QoL). Comparative treatment effects were analysed by random effects model for short- and longer-term follow up. M

SUBMITTER: Dean BJF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9718284 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature