Topical corticosteroids vs placebo or no treatment: Complete resolution of phimosis
Topical corticosteroids may leads to higher complete resolution of phimosis compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Topical corticosteroids vs placebo or no treatment Complete resolution of phimosis · boys up to 18 years old with phimosis Topical corticosteroids may leads to higher complete resolution of phimosis compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty). Topical corticosteroids for treating phimosis in boys (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 2.73 [1.79, 4.16] | 10 studies · 834 participants | Low |
Topical corticosteroids vs placebo or no treatment Long‐term complete resolution of phimosis · boys up to 18 years old with phimosis Topical corticosteroids may leads to higher long‐term complete resolution of phimosis compared with placebo or no treatment (low certainty). Topical corticosteroids for treating phimosis in boys (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 4.09 [2.8, 5.97] | 2 studies · 280 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topical corticosteroids for treating phimosis in boys 2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | list not extracted yet | Not assessed |
Studies behind the findings
None of these reviews ties its included studies to this outcome in the data here. Cochrane reviews and reviews with headline outcomes only do not list their studies yet.
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.