Minoxidil vs placebo: Proportion of participants with self‐rated clinically significant hair regrowth
Minoxidil probably leads to higher the proportion of participants with self‐rated clinically… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Minoxidil vs placebo The proportion of participants with self‐rated clinically significant hair regrowth at the end of the study · women with FPHL Minoxidil probably leads to higher the proportion of participants with self‐rated clinically… compared with placebo (moderate certainty). Interventions for female pattern hair loss (2016) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.93 [1.51, 2.47] | 6 studies · 1148 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for female pattern hair loss 2016 · 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.