Question · asked by 1 review
Clofazimine (100 mg daily for 30 days, then 100 mg every other day) vs placebo: Adverse effects
- Population
- Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination; excluding those with Behcet's disease, Reiter's syndrome, recurrent erythema multiforme, viral infection, coeliac disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, anaemia or haematinic deficiency
- Intervention
- Clofazimine (100 mg daily for 30 days, then 100 mg every other day)
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Adverse effects
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Clofazimine (100 mg daily for 30 days, then 100 mg every other day) vs Placebo Adverse effects · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and… · 6 months Systemic interventions for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (mouth ulcers) (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes | Clofazimine was associated with an increase in cutaneous adverse effects (skin pigmentation and drying) (Fisher's exact test P=0.015), but these were reported to be easily controlled. | 1 study · 43 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Systemic interventions for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (mouth ulcers) 2012 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2012-06 | Not listed | Not assessed |
How reviews are matched to this question
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