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Colchicine (0.5 mg per day for 3 months) vs prednisolone: Recurrence

Population
Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination; excluding those with Behcet's disease, Reiter's syndrome, recurrent erythema multiforme, viral infection, coeliac disease, Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, anaemia or haematinic deficiency
Intervention
Colchicine (0.5 mg per day for 3 months)
Comparison
prednisolone
Outcome
Recurrence

Colchicine (0.5 mg per day for 3 months) showed no clear difference in recurrence during treatment period compared with prednisolone (5 mg per day for 3 months); GRADE not reported.

What each review found

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FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Colchicine (0.5 mg per day for 3 months) vs Prednisolone (5 mg per day for 3 months)
Recurrence during treatment period · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and… · 3 months
Colchicine (0.5 mg per day for 3 months) showed no clear difference in recurrence during treatment period compared with prednisolone (5 mg per day for 3 months); GRADE not reported.
Systemic interventions for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (mouth ulcers) (2012) · Cochrane All outcomes
RR 1.30 [0.98, 1.71]1 study · 34 participantsGRADE not reported

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Systemic interventions for recurrent aphthous stomatitis (mouth ulcers)
2012 · Cochrane All outcomes
2012-06Not listedNot assessed
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