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Psychological therapies (cognitive therapy) vs Attention placebo: Relief of burning/discomfort (symptom relief; pain intensity)

Population
Patients with burning mouth syndrome (BMS), that is, oral mucosal pain with no dental or medical cause for such symptoms
Intervention
Psychological therapies (cognitive therapy)
Comparison
Attention placebo
Outcome
Relief of burning/discomfort (symptom relief; pain intensity)

What each review found

Current versions only
No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 2 · 100%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Cognitive therapy vs Placebo (attention programme)
Relief of burning/discomfort (symptom relief; pain intensity) · Patients with burning mouth syndrome (BMS), that is, oral mucosal pain with no dental or medical cause for such symptoms · 12-15 weeks + 6 month follow-up
Interventions for treating burning mouth syndrome (2005) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD002779.PUB2, superseded
RCT (Bergdahl 1995a). Statistically significant difference in pain-intensity reduction for cognitive behavioural therapy vs placebo, immediately after therapy and at 6-month follow-up.1 studyGRADE not reported
Cognitive therapy vs Placebo (attention programme)
Relief of burning/discomfort (symptom relief; pain intensity) · Patients with burning mouth syndrome (BMS), that is, oral mucosal pain with no dental or medical cause for such symptoms · 12-15 weeks + 6 month follow-up
Interventions for treating burning mouth syndrome (2000) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD002779, superseded
RCT (Bergdahl 1995a) of cognitive therapy for resistant BMS vs a placebo/attention programme. Statistically significant reduction in pain intensity (VAS 1-7) for cognitive therapy both immediately after therapy and at…1 studyGRADE not reported

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Interventions for treating burning mouth syndrome
2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
2015-12Not listedNot assessed

The same intervention and outcome, asked in another population or against another comparator.

How reviews are matched to this question

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