Question · asked by 1 review

Clobetasol propionate ointment vs 5% topical mesalazine gel in adhesive base: Side effects

Population
People with erosive oral lichen planus
Intervention
Clobetasol propionate ointment
Comparison
5% topical mesalazine gel in adhesive base
Outcome
Side effects

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Clobetasol propionate ointment 0.05% vs 5% topical mesalazine gel in adhesive base
Side-effects reported · People with erosive oral lichen planus
Interventions for erosive lichen planus affecting mucosal sites (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes
Table 3 (Side-effects). Sardella 1998: no side-effects (there were no reported side-effects with topical mesalazine gel).1 study · 12 participantsGRADE not reported

Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for erosive lichen planus affecting mucosal sites
2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
2009-09Not listedNot assessed
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.