School of Human Sciences, University of Greenwich, Park Row, London, SE10 9LS, UK.
Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, University of York, York, UK.
Syst Rev. 2020 Jun 5;9(1):130. doi: 10.1186/s13643-020-01398-3.
Despite the enormous financial and humanistic burden of chronic low back pain (CLBP), there is little consensus on what constitutes the best treatment options from a multitude of competing interventions. The objective of this network meta-analysis (NMA) is to determine the relative efficacy and acceptability of primary care treatments for non-specific CLBP, with the overarching aim of providing a comprehensive evidence base for informing treatment decisions.
We will perform a systematic search to identify randomised controlled trials of interventions endorsed in primary care guidelines for the treatment of non-specific CLBP in adults. Information sources searched will include major bibliographic databases (MEDLINE, Embase, CENTRAL, CINAHL, PsycINFO and LILACS) and clinical trial registries. Our primary outcomes will be patient-reported pain ratings and treatment acceptability (all-cause discontinuation), and secondary outcomes will be functional ability, quality of life and patient/physician ratings of overall improvement. A hierarchical Bayesian class-based NMA will be performed to determine the relative effects of different classes of pharmacological (NSAIDs, opioids, paracetamol, anti-depressants, muscle relaxants) and non-pharmacological (exercise, patient education, manual therapies, psychological therapy, multidisciplinary approaches, massage, acupuncture, mindfulness) interventions and individual treatments within a class (e.g. NSAIDs: diclofenac, ibuprofen, naproxen). We will conduct risk of bias assessments and threshold analysis to assess the robustness of the findings to potential bias. We will compute the effect of different interventions relative to placebo/no treatment for both short- and long-term efficacy and acceptability.
While many factors are important in selecting an appropriate intervention for an individual patient, evidence for the analgesic effects and acceptability of a treatment are key factors in guiding this selection. Thus, this NMA will provide an important source of evidence to inform treatment decisions and future clinical guidelines.
PROSPERO registry number: CRD42019138115.
尽管慢性下背痛(CLBP)给患者带来了巨大的经济和人文负担,但对于众多竞争干预措施中哪些是最佳治疗选择,仍缺乏共识。本网络荟萃分析(NMA)旨在确定初级保健治疗非特异性 CLBP 的主要治疗方法的相对疗效和可接受性,其总体目标是为治疗决策提供全面的循证依据。
我们将进行系统检索,以确定成人非特异性 CLBP 初级保健指南推荐的干预措施的随机对照试验。检索的信息来源将包括主要的文献数据库(MEDLINE、Embase、CENTRAL、CINAHL、PsycINFO 和 LILACS)和临床试验注册库。我们的主要结局将是患者报告的疼痛评分和治疗可接受性(所有原因停药),次要结局将是功能能力、生活质量和患者/医生对整体改善的评分。将进行分层贝叶斯基于类别的 NMA,以确定不同类别的药物(非甾体抗炎药、阿片类药物、扑热息痛、抗抑郁药、肌肉松弛剂)和非药物(运动、患者教育、手法治疗、心理治疗、多学科方法、按摩、针灸、正念)干预措施以及类内个别治疗(例如 NSAIDs:双氯芬酸、布洛芬、萘普生)的相对效果。我们将进行风险偏倚评估和阈值分析,以评估研究结果对潜在偏倚的稳健性。我们将计算与安慰剂/无治疗相比,不同干预措施的短期和长期疗效和可接受性的效果。
虽然在为个体患者选择适当的干预措施时,许多因素都很重要,但治疗的镇痛效果和可接受性是指导选择的关键因素。因此,这项 NMA 将为指导治疗决策和未来临床指南提供重要的循证依据。
PROSPERO 注册号:CRD42019138115。