Corticosteroids vs placebo or no treatment: Adverse effects
- Population
- Bell's palsy
- Intervention
- Corticosteroids
- Comparison
- placebo or no treatment
- Outcome
- Adverse effects
Corticosteroids showed no clear difference in adverse effects compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Corticosteroids vs placebo or no treatment Adverse effects · people with Bell's palsy Corticosteroids showed no clear difference in adverse effects compared with placebo or no treatment (moderate certainty). Corticosteroids for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis) (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.04 [0.71, 1.51] | 3 studies · 715 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corticosteroids for Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis) 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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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.