Remission · people with active UC
Probiotics plus 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine) may leads to higher remission compared with 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine) (low certainty).
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Disease improvement · people with active UC
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Minor adverse events · people with active UC
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Serious adverse events · people with active UC
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Withdrawals due to adverse events · people with active UC
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Clinical relapse · Patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis
It is very uncertain whether probiotic + 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine) changes clinical relapse (12 to 52 weeks) compared with 5‐ASA (mesalazine) (very low certainty).
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Maintenance of clinical remission · Patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis
Probiotic + 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine) showed no clear difference in maintenance of clinical remission (24 to 52 weeks) compared with 5‐ASA (mesalazine) (low certainty).
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Serious adverse events · Patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Withdrawals due to adverse events · Patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis
It is very uncertain whether probiotic + 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine) changes withdrawal due to adverse events (12 to 52 weeks) compared with 5‐ASA (mesalazine) (very low certainty).
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Need for extra treatment · Patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
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no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Health‐related quality of life · Patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Clinical relapse · people with surgically‐induced remission in Crohn's disease
5‐ASA showed no clear difference in clinical relapse compared with no treatment (low certainty).
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RR 0.71 [0.46, 1.1]
110 participants
Low
Endoscopic recurrence · people with surgically‐induced remission in Crohn's disease
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
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no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Clinical relapse · people with surgically‐induced remission in Crohn's disease
5‐ASA showed no clear difference in clinical relapse compared with purine antimetabolites (low certainty).
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Endoscopic recurrence · people with surgically‐induced remission in Crohn's disease
It is very uncertain whether 5‐ASA changes endoscopic recurrence compared with purine antimetabolites (very low certainty).
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Radiologic relapse · people with surgically‐induced remission in Crohn's disease
It is very uncertain whether 5‐ASA changes radiologic relapse compared with purine antimetabolites (very low certainty).
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Adverse events · people with surgically‐induced remission in Crohn's disease
5‐ASA showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with purine antimetabolites (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events · people with surgically‐induced remission in Crohn's disease
It is very uncertain whether 5‐ASA changes serious adverse events compared with purine antimetabolites (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Withdrawals due to adverse events · people with surgically‐induced remission in Crohn's disease
5‐ASA may leads to lower withdrawal due to adverse events compared with purine antimetabolites (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Health related quality of life · people with surgically‐induced remission in Crohn's disease
It is very uncertain whether 5‐ASA changes health related quality of life compared with purine antimetabolites (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review