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Pilocarpine vs placebo: Xerostomia (dry mouth relief)
- Population
- Patients with radiation-induced salivary gland dysfunction
- Intervention
- Pilocarpine
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Xerostomia (dry mouth relief)
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Pilocarpine hydrochloride (parasympathomimetic) vs Placebo Xerostomia (subjective dry mouth; positive response = >25 mm change in VAS score) · Patients with radiation-induced salivary gland dysfunction Parasympathomimetic drugs for the treatment of salivary gland dysfunction due to radiotherapy (2015) · Cochrane All outcomes | Johnson 1993: positive response (>25 mm change in VAS score) in 25% of participants on placebo, 51% on pilocarpine 5 mg tds, 47% on pilocarpine 10 mg tds. LeVeque 1993: positive response in 7% on placebo vs 42% on… | 2 studies · 278 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parasympathomimetic drugs for the treatment of salivary gland dysfunction due to radiotherapy 2015 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2015-07 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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