Question · asked by 1 review

Betahistine vs placebo: Tinnitus loudness

Population
patients with subjective idiopathic tinnitus
Intervention
Betahistine
Comparison
placebo
Outcome
Tinnitus loudness

What each review found

Current versions only
No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 2 · 100%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
FindingEffectStudiesGRADE certainty
Betahistine vs placebo
Tinnitus loudness measured by a visual analogue scale (range 0 to 10/more than 10) · patients with subjective idiopathic tinnitus
Betahistine for tinnitus (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted2 studies · 81 participantsVery low
Betahistine vs placebo
Tinnitus loudness measured by a visual analogue scale (range 0 to 10) · patients with subjective idiopathic tinnitus
Betahistine for tinnitus (2018) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted1 study · 70 participantsVery low

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

The reviews

ReviewSearched up toIncluded studiesAMSTAR 2
Betahistine for tinnitus
2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedNot extractedNot assessed
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