First author (reference) | Scores for methods criteria2-150 | Total score 100 | Indication † | Conclusion ‡ | |||||||||||||||
A (2) | B (4) | C (5) | D (3) | E (4) | F (17) | G (10) | H (5) | I (5) | J (5) | K (5) | L (8) | M(8) | N (5) | O (5) | P (5) | ||||
Hosie31 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | 5 | 5 | 83 | Acute low back pain | Negative |
Amlie20 | 2 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 73 | Acute low back pain | Positive |
Goldie32 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | — | 8 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 62 | Acute low back pain and sciatica | Negative |
Weber33 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 59 | Acute sciatica with nerve root symptoms | Negative |
Hickey34 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 5 | 61 | Chronic low back pain | Positive |
Blazek35 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | 61 | Acute low back pain and lumbo-ischialgie (herniated disc) | Negative |
Lacey36 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 57 | Acute back pain | Positive |
Aoki37 | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | 17 | 8 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 57 | Acute and chronic back pain | Slightly positive |
Szpalski38 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 8 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 55 | Acute low back pain | Positivie |
Siegmeth40 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | 5 | 49 | Spondylosis | Not clear |
Sweetmen42 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 5 | 49 | Acute low back pain | Negative |
Videman45 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 8 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 49 | Acute low back pain | Negative |
Orava39 | 2 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | 5 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | 5 | 48 | Acute low back pain | Negative |
Radin43 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | 8 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 48 | Prolapsed discs | Not clear |
Videman41 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | 8 | — | 5 | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 45 | Chronic low back pain | Negative |
Matsumo44 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 45 | Chronic low back pain | Negative |
Berry22 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 44 | Chronic back pain | Positive |
Weber47 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 5 | 43 | (Sub)acute sciatica | Slightly positive |
Wiesel46 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 42 | Acute low back pain | Negative |
Waterworth48 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 38 | Acute low back pain | Negative |
Brown49 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 38 | Acute low back pain | Negative |
Evans30 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 10 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 34 | Acute low back pain | Positive |
Jacobs50 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 8 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 33 | Low back pain with or without nerve root pain | Positive (in subgroup) |
Aghababian51 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 8 | — | 5 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 32 | Acute low back pain | Positive |
Basmajian21 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 30 | Acute back pain | Positive |
Postachini19 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 4 | — | 5 | — | — | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | 27 | Acute and chronic low back pain | Not clear |
↵2-150 See for details of criteria. † The labels ‘acute’ and ‘chronic’ are according to the authors of the study. ‡Conclusion of the author(s) of the study; positive conclusion = NSAIDs better than the reference treatment; negative conclusion = NSAIDs worse than or equally effective as reference treatment.