Abstract
Objective To systematically evaluate the efficacy and safety of different non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in middle-aged and old Chinese patients with osteoarthritis(OA). Methods A systematic literature search was conducted through PubMed, Cochrane Library, CNKI, Wan Fang Data and VIP databases to collect randomized controlled trials with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in middle-aged to old Chinese OA patients. The search time was from the establishment of the database to November 17, 2020. Two researchers independently carried out literature screening, data extraction and literature quality evaluation. Bayesian network meta-analysis was conducted with R3.6.0 software. Results 28 RCTs were included with 2531 patients. Based on the last follow-up pain visual analogue scale (VAS) score, the ranking chart showed that Etoricoxib had the highest probability of having the lowest pain VAS score (88.55%). In terms of total effective rate, the ranking chart showed that the probability of Etoricoxib as first choice was the highest (92.49%). As far as safety, diclofenac sodium patch had the lowest adverse effects rate (59.10%). Conclusion The results of this study indicated that Etoricoxib was the most effective treatment for middle-aged and old Chinese OA patients. It can significantly reduce the OA pain. Diclofenac sodium patch had the least adverse effects.
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