Sham treatment effects in manual therapy trials on back pain patients: a systematic review and pairwise meta-analysis

Objective To assess the effects and reliability of sham procedures in manual therapy (MT) trials in the treatment of back pain (BP) in order to provide methodological guidance for clinical trial development.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Methods and analysis Different databases were scre...

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Main Authors: Carolina Lavazza, Margherita Galli, Alessandra Abenavoli, Alberto Maggiani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2021-06-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/5/e045106.full