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Table 1 Summary of PICOS eligibility criteria

From: Efficacy of pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy on pain intensity and disability of older people with chronic nonspecific low back pain: a protocol for a network meta-analysis

 

Inclusion criteria

Population

Older people (≥ 60 years) with chronic nonspecific low back pain

Intervention

Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions

Comparison

Pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, placebo, sham, no intervention, and waiting list

Outcome

Pain intensity and disability

Study design

Randomized controlled trials (RCTs)