Fig. 4

Pain: (A) Network meta-analysis of eligible comparisons; (B) Cumulative ranking probability plots. Each node represents an intervention, and the connecting lines between two nodes represent one or more randomized clinical trials (RCTs) in which the two interventions have been compared directly. The size of each node is proportional to the number of randomly assigned participants, and the thickness of the lines connecting two nodes is weighted according to the number of RCTs that directly compared the two specific interventions they connect. The horizontal axis represents the possible rank of each treatment (from best to worst according to the outcome). The vertical axis represents the cumulative probability for each treatment to be the best option, the best of 2 options, the best of 3 options, and so on. Higher SUCRA indicates more excellent therapeutic effect; (C) Network meta-analysis of effectiveness