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Zinc vs placebo: Frequency of sickle cell‐related complications: number of participants with completely healed leg ulcer (
- Population
- people with sickle cell disease
- Intervention
- Zinc
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Frequency of sickle cell‐related complications: number of participants with completely healed leg ulcer (
It is very uncertain whether zinc changes frequency of sickle cell‐related complications: number of… compared with placebo (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Zinc vs placebo Frequency of sickle cell‐related complications: number of participants with completely healed leg ulcer ( · children and adults with sickle cell disease It is very uncertain whether zinc changes frequency of sickle cell‐related complications: number of… compared with placebo (very low certainty). Antioxidant supplementation for sickle cell disease (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 2 [0.6, 6.72] | 1 study · 34 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antioxidant supplementation for sickle cell disease 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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