Question · asked by 1 review
Colchicine (0.5 mg three times per day) vs placebo: Complete remission (no further aphthous episodes to 6 months)
- Population
- Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination; excluding those with Behcet's disease, Reiter's syndrome, recurrent erythema multiforme, viral infection, coeliac disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, anaemia or haematinic deficiency
- Intervention
- Colchicine (0.5 mg three times per day)
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Complete remission (no further aphthous episodes to 6 months)
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Colchicine (0.5 mg three times per day) vs Placebo Complete remission (no further aphthous episodes to 6 months) · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and… · 6 months Systemic interventions for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (mouth ulcers) (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes | The trial by de Abreu 2009 (high risk of bias) also assessed colchicine (n=23) versus placebo (n=20). The number with no further aphthous episodes at 6 months was not significantly different from placebo (Fisher's… | 1 study · 43 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Systemic interventions for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (mouth ulcers) 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2012-06 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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