Question · asked by 1 review
Acupuncture vs sham: Duration of effectiveness
- Population
- Adults with dry mouth due to radiotherapy (head and neck cancer) or Sjogren's Syndrome
- Intervention
- Acupuncture
- Comparison
- sham
- Outcome
- Duration of effectiveness
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Acupuncture vs Placebo (sham acupuncture) Duration of effectiveness · Adults with dry mouth due to radiotherapy (head and neck cancer) or Sjogren's Syndrome The review found no eligible studies for this question. Interventions for the management of dry mouth: non‐pharmacological interventions (2013) · Cochrane All outcomes | no estimate extracted | 0 studies | No studies found |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for the management of dry mouth: non‐pharmacological interventions 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2013-04 | Not listed | Not assessed |
Related questions
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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.