Question · asked by 1 review
Electrostimulation (device) vs Placebo (sham/placebo device): Dry mouth (xerostomia)
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Electrostimulation (device) vs Placebo (sham/placebo device) Dry mouth (xerostomia) · Adults with dry mouth due to Sjogren's Syndrome Interventions for the management of dry mouth: non‐pharmacological interventions (2013) · Cochrane All outcomes | Neither trial reported usable dry mouth data; Talal 1992: 'patients using the active device experienced relief from six of the most common symptoms of xerostomia secondary to Sjogren's Syndrome, with two of these… | Not reported | GRADE not reported |
Electrostimulation (device) vs Placebo (sham/placebo device) Dry mouth (xerostomia) · Adults with dry mouth due to Sjogren's Syndrome Interventions for the management of dry mouth: non‐pharmacological interventions (2013) · Cochrane All outcomesearlier version CD009603.PUB2, superseded | Neither trial reported usable dry mouth data; Talal 1992: 'patients using the active device experienced relief from six of the most common symptoms of xerostomia secondary to Sjogren's Syndrome, with two of these… | Not reported | 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: non‐pharmacological interventions 2013 · Cochrane All outcomes | 2013-04 | 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
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