Question · asked by 1 review
CMC spray / aloe vera gel / canola oil spray vs Mucin spray (and between each other): Patient preference
- Population
- Adults seeking treatment for the symptom of dry mouth (xerostomia) due to any cause (e.g. medication, Sjogren's syndrome, radiotherapy, haemodialysis)
- Intervention
- CMC spray / aloe vera gel / canola oil spray
- Comparison
- Mucin spray (and between each other)
- Outcome
- Patient preference
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
CMC spray / aloe vera gel / canola oil spray vs Mucin spray (and between each other) Patient preference · Adults seeking treatment for the symptom of dry mouth (xerostomia) due to any cause (e.g. medication, Sjogren's… Interventions for the management of dry mouth: topical therapies (2011) · Cochrane All outcomes | No significant difference in patient preference between the treatments (Chi2 3.67, df=3; P = 0.30). | 1 study · 123 participants | GRADE not reported |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Interventions for the management of dry mouth: topical therapies 2011 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2011-10 | Not listed | Not 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.