Cryotherapy (ice chips) 30 minutes vs Cryotherapy (ice chips) 60 minutes: Oral mucositis (severe)
- Population
- Adults with solid cancers receiving fluorouracil (5FU) and leucovorin
- Intervention
- Cryotherapy (ice chips) 30 minutes
- Comparison
- Cryotherapy (ice chips) 60 minutes
- Outcome
- Oral mucositis (severe)
It is very uncertain whether oral cryotherapy for 30 minutes changes oral mucositis (severe) compared with oral cryotherapy for 60 minutes (very low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Oral cryotherapy for 30 minutes vs Oral cryotherapy for 60 minutes Oral mucositis (severe) · Adults with solid cancers receiving fluorouracil (5FU) and leucovorin It is very uncertain whether oral cryotherapy for 30 minutes changes oral mucositis (severe) compared with oral cryotherapy for 60 minutes (very low certainty). Interventions for preventing oral mucositis in patients with cancer receiving treatment: oral cryotherapy (2015) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 0.60 [0.23, 1.58] | 1 study · 178 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 preventing oral mucositis in patients with cancer receiving treatment: oral cryotherapy 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2015-06 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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