Evidence map›Paper›PMID 30179216›Full record

SynthesisJournal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions2018

Effects of whole body vibration in individuals with diabetic peripheral neuropathy: a systematic review.

Caroline Cabral Robinson, Rodrigo Py Gonçalves Barreto, Rodrigo Della Méa Plentz

Open access · greenAbstract readSystematic Review
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Synthesis in Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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10citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

10 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Caroline Cabral RobinsonPrograma de Pós-Graduação em Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre (UFCSPA), Brazil.
Rodrigo Py Gonçalves Barreto
Rodrigo Della Méa Plentz
Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWhole-body vibration (WBV) is an alternative intervention for patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) but its clinical efficacy is unclear.

objectiveTo summarize the effects of WBV on important outcomes for patients with DPN. DATA SOURCES: Medline, PEDro, Cochrane CENTRAL and Google Scholar were searched up to July 2017. Search terms included diabetic neuropathies and WBV. STUDY SELECTION: Interventional studies that utilized WBV for treating DPN outcomes with at least one-week follow-up were included. DATA EXTRACTION: Data were independently extracted by two reviewers using a standardized checklist. DATA SYNTHESIS: Twenty-two registers were identified. Three studies (83 patients) satisfied the selection criteria. Studies assessed the effect of WBV on the glycemic profile, neuropathic pain, and balance. WBV presented positive effects on these outcomes, but a high risk of bias was identified in most studies. No study assessed plantar tactile sensitivity. LIMITATIONS: Most studies have a high level of bias. No pooling data was possible due to few studies included.

conclusionsVery low-quality evidence suggests that WBV has a slight positive effect on glycemic control in patients with DPN, improving neuropathic pain and balance. Future studies may change the WBV estimated effect on DPN outcomes.

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Physical Therapy ModalitiesDiabetic NeuropathiesHumansTreatment OutcomeVibration

Identifiers

PMID30179216
PMCPMC6146195
OpenAlexW2980333720

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