Efficacy of non-pharmacological interventions for primary dysmenorrhoea: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis
Objectives To assess the relative benefits of various non-pharmacological interventions on treating primary dysmenorrhoea within a network meta-analysis. Study design Systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis. Inclusion criteria Randomised controlled trial involving patient with primary dysmenorrhoea and received non-pharmacological interventions. Data sources Four databases (Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library and Web of Science) were searched from inception to October first, 2022. Risk-of-bias (RoB) assessment RoB 2.0 assessment tools was used to assess the risk of bias in the included studies. Synthesis of results Conventional meta-analysis was conducted by pairwise comparison between non-pharmacological therapy and control treatment. The Bayesian network meta-analysis was conducted by the Aggregate Data Drug Information System Software based on the consistency or inconsistency model, and rank probability was used to indicate the priority of non-pharmacological therapy. Res