Title
Systematic review and network meta-analysis of interventions for fibromyalgia: a protocol.
Date Issued
01 January 2013
Access level
open access
Resource Type
review
Author(s)
Busse J.W.
Ebrahim S.
Connell G.
Coomes E.A.
Bruno P.
Malik K.
Torrance D.
Ngo T.
Kirmayr K.
Avrahami D.
Riva J.J.
Struijs P.
Brunarski D.
Burnie S.J.
LeBlanc F.
Steenstra I.A.
Mahood Q.
Thorlund K.
Sivarajah V.
Alexander P.
Jankowski M.
Lesniak W.
Faulhaber M.
Bała M.M.
Schandelmaier S.
Guyatt G.H.
McMaster University
Abstract
Fibromyalgia is associated with substantial socioeconomic loss and, despite considerable research including numerous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and systematic reviews, there exists uncertainty regarding what treatments are effective. No review has evaluated all interventional studies for fibromyalgia, which limits attempts to make inferences regarding the relative effectiveness of treatments. We will conduct a network meta-analysis of all RCTs evaluating therapies for fibromyalgia to determine which therapies show evidence of effectiveness, and the relative effectiveness of these treatments. We will acquire eligible studies through a systematic search of CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE, AMED, HealthSTAR, PsychINFO, PapersFirst, ProceedingsFirst, and the Cochrane Central Registry of Controlled Trials. Eligible studies will randomly allocate patients presenting with fibromyalgia or a related condition to an intervention or a control. Teams of reviewers will, independently and in duplicate, screen titles and abstracts and complete full text reviews to determine eligibility, and subsequently perform data abstraction and assess risk of bias of eligible trials. We will conduct meta-analyses to establish the effect of all reported therapies on patient-important outcomes when possible. To assess relative effects of treatments, we will construct a random effects model within the Bayesian framework using Markov chain Monte Carlo methods. Our review will be the first to evaluate all treatments for fibromyalgia, provide relative effectiveness of treatments, and prioritize patient-important outcomes with a focus on functional gains. Our review will facilitate evidence-based management of patients with fibromyalgia, identify key areas for future research, and provide a framework for conducting large systematic reviews involving indirect comparisons.
Start page
18
Volume
2
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Reumatología
Medicina clínica
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-84885896117
PubMed ID
Source
Systematic reviews
ISSN of the container
20464053
Sponsor(s)
This systematic review is funded by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Knowledge Synthesis Grant. The development of this protocol was funded in-part by a grant from the Ontario Chiropractic Association. JWB is supported by a New Investigator Award from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and Canadian Chiropractic Research Foundation. SE is supported by a Canadian Institutes of Health Research Doctoral Award. JJR is supported by an award from the NCMIC Foundation.
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