Skip to main content
Fig. 6 | Trials

Fig. 6

From: The magnitude and temporal changes of response in the placebo arm of surgical randomized controlled trials: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Fig. 6

Meta-analysis of pain trials at the primary assessment time point. Pooled SMD estimates for 11 trials with pain intensity as the primary outcome at the primary assessment time point, ordered by follow-up time (in months). SF-MPQ McGill Pain Questionnaire, NRS numerical rating scale, VAS visual analogue scale, SF-36 Short Form Health Status Questionnaire, WOMAC Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index

Back to article page