Appetite stimulants vs placebo: Increase in appetite (subjective reporting)
Appetite stimulants may leads to higher increase in appetite (subjective reporting) compared with placebo (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Appetite stimulants vs placebo Increase in appetite (subjective reporting) · people with cystic fibrosis Appetite stimulants may leads to higher increase in appetite (subjective reporting) compared with placebo (low certainty). Appetite stimulants for people with cystic fibrosis (2022) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | OR 45.25 [3.57, 573.33] | 2 studies · 23 participants | Low |
Appetite stimulants vs placebo Increase in appetite (subjective reporting) · people with cystic fibrosis Appetite stimulants probably leads to higher increase in appetite (subjective reporting) compared with placebo (moderate certainty). Appetite stimulants for people with cystic fibrosis (2014) · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyearlier version CD008190.PUB2, superseded | OR 45.25 [3.57, 573.33] | 2 studies · 23 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Appetite stimulants for people with cystic fibrosis 2022 · 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.