Outcomes | Quality assessments | Number of participants | Overall Quality of Evidence | ||||||
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Number of studies | Risk of bias | Inconsistency | Indirectness | Imprecision | Publication bias | Binaural beats | Control | ||
Chronic pain perception | 2 RCTs Gkolias,2020 Thanyawinichkul,2022 | Seriousa | Not seriousb | Not seriousc | Very seriousd | Undetectede | 20 10 | 20 12 | ⊕⊕⊖⊖ Lowf |
Acute pain perception | 8 RCTs Dabu-Bondoc,2010 Kurdi,2018 Roshani,2019 Olcucu,2021 Tani,2021 Tani,2022 Loong,2022 Nelson,2023 | Very seriousg | Very serioush | Not seriousc | Very seriousd | Undetectede | 20 59 30 102 20 42 31 20 | 20 62 30 127 20 48 30 20 | ⊕⊖⊖⊖ Very lowi |
Perioperative analgesic consumption | 5 RCTs Kliempt,1999 Lewis,2004 Dabu-Bondoc,2010 Tani,2021 Bae,2023 | Seriousa | Seriousj | Seriousk | Very seriousd | Undetectede | 25 30 20 20 63 | 26 30 20 20 60 | ⊖⊖⊖⊖ Very lowi |