Active topical agent vs placebo or control: Proportion of participants developing a new pressure ulcer
It is very uncertain whether active topical agent changes pressure ulcer incidence: active lotion vs placebo compared with placebo/control (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Active topical agent vs placebo/control Pressure ulcer incidence: active lotion vs placebo · individuals at risk of pressure ulcer development It is very uncertain whether active topical agent changes pressure ulcer incidence: active lotion vs placebo compared with placebo/control (very low certainty). Dressings and topical agents for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.73 [0.45, 1.19] | 1 study · 167 participants | Very low |
Active topical agent vs placebo/control Pressure ulcer incidence: DMSO cream vs placebo · individuals at risk of pressure ulcer development Active topical agent may leads to higher pressure ulcer incidence: DMSO cream vs placebo compared with placebo/control (low certainty). Dressings and topical agents for preventing pressure ulcers (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.99 [1.1, 3.57] | 1 study · 61 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dressings and topical agents for preventing pressure ulcers 2018 · 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.