Comparative efficacy of exercise therapy and oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and paracetamol for knee or hip osteoarthritis : a network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

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OBJECTIVE: Clinical guidelines recommend exercise as a core treatment for knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA). However, how its analgesic effect compares to analgesics, for example, oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and paracetamol-the most commonly used analgesics for OA, remains unknown.

DESIGN: Network meta-analysis.

DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Library and Web of Science from database inception to January 2022.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR SELECTING STUDIES: Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) comparing exercise therapy with oral NSAIDs and paracetamol directly or indirectly in knee or hip OA.

RESULTS: A total of n=152 RCTs (17 431 participants) were included. For pain relief, there was no difference between exercise and oral NSAIDs and paracetamol at or nearest to 4 (standardised mean difference (SMD)=-0.12, 95% credibility interval (CrI) -1.74 to 1.50; n=47 RCTs), 8 (SMD=0.22, 95% CrI -0.05 to 0.49; n=2 RCTs) and 24 weeks (SMD=0.17, 95% CrI -0.77 to 1.12; n=9 RCTs). Similarly, there was no difference between exercise and oral NSAIDs and paracetamol in functional improvement at or nearest to 4 (SMD=0.09, 95% CrI -1.69 to 1.85; n=40 RCTs), 8 (SMD=0.06, 95% CrI -0.20 to 0.33; n=2 RCTs) and 24 weeks (SMD=0.05, 95% CrI -1.15 to 1.24; n=9 RCTs).

CONCLUSIONS: Exercise has similar effects on pain and function to that of oral NSAIDs and paracetamol. Given its excellent safety profile, exercise should be given more prominence in clinical care, especially in older people with comorbidity or at higher risk of adverse events related to NSAIDs and paracetamol.CRD42019135166.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:57

Enthalten in:

British journal of sports medicine - 57(2023), 15 vom: 02. Aug., Seite 990-996

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Weng, Qianlin [VerfasserIn]
Goh, Siew-Li [VerfasserIn]
Wu, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Persson, Monica S M [VerfasserIn]
Wei, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Sarmanova, Aliya [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xiaoxiao [VerfasserIn]
Hall, Michelle [VerfasserIn]
Doherty, Michael [VerfasserIn]
Jiang, Ting [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Chao [VerfasserIn]
Lei, Guanghua [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Weiya [VerfasserIn]

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362O9ITL9D
Acetaminophen
Analgesics
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Exercise
Journal Article
Medicine
Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis
Osteoarthritis

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Date Completed 27.07.2023

Date Revised 15.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1136/bjsports-2022-105898

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NLM351043993