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OBJECTIVE: to evaluate the effects of compression gloves in adults with
rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis. DATA SOURCES: Systematic review of
randomized controlled trials identified from MEDLINE, CINAHL, AMED, PEDro, OT
Seeker, The Cochrane Library, ISI Web of Knowledge, Science Direct and PubMed
from their inceptions to January 2015. REVIEW METHODS: Methodological quality of
identified trials was evaluated using the PEDro scale by three independent
assessors. Effects were summarized descriptively. RESULTS: Four trials (n=8-24;
total n=74), comparing night wear of full-length finger compression gloves with
placebo gloves, were assessed. Three were of moderate (PEDro score 4-5) and one
low (score 3) methodological quality. Effect sizes or standardized mean
differences could not be calculated to compare trials due to poor data reporting.
In rheumatoid arthritis, finger joint swelling was significantly reduced, but
results for pain and stiffness were inconclusive and no differences in grip
strength and dexterity were identified. One study reported similar effects in
pain, stiffness and finger joint swelling from both compression and thermal
placebo gloves. Only one study evaluated gloves in hand osteoarthritis (n=5) with
no differences. CONCLUSIONS: All the trials identified were small with a high
risk of Type I and II errors. Evidence for the effectiveness of compression
gloves worn at night is inconclusive in rheumatoid arthritis and hand osteoarthritis.
CI - (c) The Author(s) 2015.

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