Question · asked by 1 review
Chinese medicine vs no treatment/placebo: Dry mouth (xerostomia)
- Population
- Patients receiving radiotherapy on its own or in addition to chemotherapy to the head and neck region
- Intervention
- Chinese medicine
- Comparison
- no treatment/placebo
- Outcome
- Dry mouth (xerostomia)
Chinese medicine led to lower xerostomia (dichotomous, Shenqi Fanghou recipe) compared with no treatment/placebo; GRADE not reported.
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Chinese medicine vs No treatment/placebo Xerostomia (dichotomous, Shenqi Fanghou recipe) · Patients receiving radiotherapy on its own or in addition to chemotherapy to the head and neck region · End of RT Chinese medicine led to lower xerostomia (dichotomous, Shenqi Fanghou recipe) compared with no treatment/placebo; GRADE not reported. Pharmacological interventions for preventing dry mouth and salivary gland dysfunction following radiotherapy (2017) · Cochrane All outcomes | RR 0.39 [0.28, 0.55] | 1 study · 140 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacological interventions for preventing dry mouth and salivary gland dysfunction following radiotherapy 2017 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2016-09 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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