To assess the effectiveness of interventions for acute and subacute non-specific low back pain (NS-LBP) based on pain and disability outcomes. A systematic review of the literature with network meta-analysis. Medline, Embase and CENTRAL databases were searched from inception until 17 October 2020. Randomised clinical trials (RCTs) involving adults with NS-LBP who experienced pain for less than 6 weeks (acute) or between 6 and 12 weeks (subacute). Forty-six RCTs (n=8765) were included; risk of bias was low in 9 trials (19.6%), unclear in 20 (43.5%), and high in 17 (36.9%). At immediate-term follow-up, for pain decrease, the most efficacious treatments against an inert therapy were: exercise (standardised mean difference (SMD) −1.40; 95% confidence interval (CI) −2.41 to –0.40), heat wrap (SMD −1.38; 95% CI −2.60 to –0.17), opioids (SMD −0.86; 95% CI −1.62 to –0.10), manual therapy (SMD −0.72; 95% CI −1.40 to –0.04) and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) (SMD −0.53; 95% CI −0.97 to –0.09). Similar findings were confirmed for disability reduction in non-pharmacological and pharmacological networks, including muscle relaxants (SMD -0.24; 95% CI -0.43 to -0.04). Mild or moderate adverse events were reported in the opioids (65.7%), NSAIDs (54.3%) and steroids (46.9%) trial arms. With uncertainty of evidence, NS-LBP should be managed with non-pharmacological treatments which seem to mitigate pain and disability at immediate-term. Among pharmacological interventions, NSAIDs and muscle relaxants appear to offer the best harm–benefit balance.
Effectiveness of treatments for acute and subacute mechanical non-specific low back pain: A systematic review with network meta-analysis / S. Gianola, S. Bargeri, G. Del Castillo, D. Corbetta, A. Turolla, A. Andreano, L. Moja, G. Castellini. - In: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. - ISSN 0306-3674. - (2021). [Epub ahead of print] [10.1136/bjsports-2020-103596]
Titolo: | Effectiveness of treatments for acute and subacute mechanical non-specific low back pain: A systematic review with network meta-analysis | |
Autori: | MOJA, PASQUALE LORENZO (Penultimo) | |
Parole Chiave: | disability; evidence based review; lower back; pharmacology; rehabilitation | |
Settore Scientifico Disciplinare: | Settore MED/42 - Igiene Generale e Applicata | |
Data di pubblicazione: | 2021 | |
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Tipologia: | Article (author) | |
Data ahead of print / Data di stampa: | 13-apr-2021 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI): | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsports-2020-103596 | |
Appare nelle tipologie: | 01 - Articolo su periodico |
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