Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

2 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 50%Moderate 1 · 50%High 0 · 0%

Endoscopic remission · Adult patients with active ulcerative colitis

Budesonide showed no clear difference in endoscopic remission (EI ≤ 1) compared with mesalamine (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral budesonide for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.78 [0.58, 1.04]
1 study · 343 participants
Moderate

Remission (combined clinical and endoscopic remission) · Adult patients with active ulcerative colitis

Budesonide showed no clear difference in remission (combined clinical and endoscopic remission) compared with mesalamine (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Oral budesonide for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.48 [0.81, 2.71]
1 study · 247 participants
Low