Topical ketanserin (2%) vs clioquinol cream (3%) or zinc paste: Ulcer healing
It is very uncertain whether topical ketanserin (2%) changes primary outcome: healing of ulcers (healing of ulcer at 3 months) compared with clioquinol cream (3%) or zinc paste (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Topical ketanserin (2%) vs clioquinol cream (3%) or zinc paste Primary outcome: healing of ulcers (healing of ulcer at 3 months) · ulceration caused by nerve damage in leprosy It is very uncertain whether topical ketanserin (2%) changes primary outcome: healing of ulcers (healing of ulcer at 3 months) compared with clioquinol cream (3%) or zinc paste (very low certainty). Interventions for ulceration and other skin changes caused by nerve damage in leprosy (2019) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 6 [1.45, 24.75] | 1 study · 66 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for ulceration and other skin changes caused by nerve damage in leprosy 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
How reviews are matched to this question
Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.