Question · asked by 1 review

Ciclosporin rinse vs Placebo (vehicle cream): Investigator‐ or physician‐rated global assessment of disease severity

Population
People with erosive oral lichen planus
Intervention
Ciclosporin rinse
Comparison
Placebo (vehicle cream)
Outcome
Investigator‐ or physician‐rated global assessment of disease severity

Ciclosporin rinse led to lower physician Global Assessment (severity of disease) compared with placebo (vehicle); GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Ciclosporin rinse vs Placebo (vehicle)
Physician Global Assessment (severity of disease) · People with erosive oral lichen planus
Ciclosporin rinse led to lower physician Global Assessment (severity of disease) compared with placebo (vehicle); GRADE not reported.
Interventions for erosive lichen planus affecting mucosal sites (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes
MD -1.40 [-1.86, -0.94]1 study · 8 participantsGRADE not reported

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for erosive lichen planus affecting mucosal sites
2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
2009-09Not listedNot assessed
How reviews are matched to this question

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