Question · asked by 1 review

Clotrimazole (partially absorbed from GI tract) vs placebo: Mycological: eradication of oral candidiasis

Population
Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
Intervention
Clotrimazole (partially absorbed from GI tract)
Comparison
placebo
Outcome
Mycological: eradication of oral candidiasis

Clotrimazole (partially absorbed from GI tract) showed no clear difference in mycological: eradication of oral candidiasis compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Clotrimazole (partially absorbed from GI tract) vs Placebo
Mycological: eradication of oral candidiasis · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
Clotrimazole (partially absorbed from GI tract) showed no clear difference in mycological: eradication of oral candidiasis compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
Interventions for treating oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment (2010) · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 6.13 [0.38, 99.14]1 study · 13 participantsGRADE not reported

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The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for treating oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment
2010 · Cochrane All outcomes
2010-06Not listedNot assessed
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