Question · asked by 1 review
Intratympanic corticosteroids vs placebo/no treatment: Change in vertigo frequency
- Population
- Ménière’s disease
- Intervention
- Intratympanic corticosteroids
- Comparison
- placebo/no treatment
- Outcome
- Change in vertigo frequency
What each review found
Current versions onlyNo studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 66.7%Low 1 · 33.3%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Intratympanic corticosteroids vs placebo/no treatment Change in vertigo (frequency) · adults with Ménière’s disease Intratympanic corticosteroids for Ménière’s disease (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 472 participants | Low |
Intratympanic corticosteroids vs placebo/no treatment Change in vertigo (frequency) · adults with Ménière’s disease Intratympanic corticosteroids for Ménière’s disease (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 20 participants | Very low |
Intratympanic corticosteroids vs placebo/no treatment Change in vertigo (frequency) · adults with Ménière’s disease Intratympanic corticosteroids for Ménière’s disease (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 18 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intratympanic corticosteroids for Ménière’s disease 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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