Clobetasol propionate ointment vs Clobetasol propionate 0.025% ointment: Pain (mean score)
- Population
- People with symptomatic, biopsy-confirmed oral lichen planus (OLP); not concurrently receiving other OLP treatment
- Intervention
- Clobetasol propionate ointment
- Comparison
- Clobetasol propionate 0.025% ointment
- Outcome
- Pain (mean score)
Clobetasol propionate 0.05% ointment showed no clear difference in pain (mean score) compared with clobetasol propionate 0.025% ointment (low certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Clobetasol propionate 0.05% ointment vs Clobetasol propionate 0.025% ointment Pain (mean score) · People with symptomatic, biopsy-confirmed oral lichen planus (OLP); not concurrently receiving other OLP treatment Clobetasol propionate 0.05% ointment showed no clear difference in pain (mean score) compared with clobetasol propionate 0.025% ointment (low certainty). Interventions for treating oral lichen planus: corticosteroid therapies (2020) · Cochrane All outcomes | MD -0.26 [-1.42, 0.90] | 1 study · 30 participants | Low |
Clobetasol propionate 0.05% ointment vs Clobetasol propionate 0.025% ointment Pain (mean score) · Patients with a clinical and histological diagnosis of symptomatic oral lichen planus (OLP); not concurrently taking… Interventions for treating oral lichen planus: corticosteroid therapies (2011) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD001168.PUB2, superseded | Carbone 2009: no difference between clobetasol 0.025% and 0.05% ointment for pain | 1 study | GRADE not reported |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 treating oral lichen planus: corticosteroid therapies 2020 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2019-02 | Not listed | Not assessed |
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How reviews are matched to this question
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