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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

33 questions · 33 findings · 4 reviews

No studies found 25 · 75.8%GRADE not reported 5 · 15.2%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 6.1%Moderate 1 · 3%High 0 · 0%

Systemic interventions (aciclovir, thalidomide, corticosteroids, rebamipide, etanercept, colchicine, interferon-alpha) vs placebo

Safety of the intervention (adverse effects) · People with Behcet's disease with a history of recurrent oral aphthous-type (RAS-type) ulcers diagnosed clinically; primary care
1 finding from 1 review
  • SoF 2 (systemic interventions vs placebo), grouped comment spanning all four listed outcomes (verbatim; the review's wording "topical" is a typo for systemic): "8 placebo-controlled trials evaluated topical…
    Studies not reported
    GRADE not reported

Systemic interventions (aciclovir, thalidomide, corticosteroids, rebamipide, etanercept, colchicine, interferon-alpha) vs placebo

Episode duration associated with oral ulcers · People with Behcet's disease with a history of recurrent oral aphthous-type (RAS-type) ulcers diagnosed clinically; primary care
1 finding from 1 review
  • SoF 2 (systemic interventions vs placebo), grouped comment spanning all four listed outcomes (verbatim; the review's wording "topical" is a typo for systemic): "8 placebo-controlled trials evaluated topical…
    Studies not reported
    GRADE not reported

Systemic interventions (aciclovir, thalidomide, corticosteroids, rebamipide, etanercept, colchicine, interferon-alpha) vs placebo

Pain associated with oral ulcers · People with Behcet's disease with a history of recurrent oral aphthous-type (RAS-type) ulcers diagnosed clinically; primary care
1 finding from 1 review
  • SoF 2 (systemic interventions vs placebo), grouped comment spanning all four listed outcomes (verbatim; the review's wording "topical" is a typo for systemic): "8 placebo-controlled trials evaluated topical…
    Studies not reported
    GRADE not reported

Systemic interventions (aciclovir, thalidomide, corticosteroids, rebamipide, etanercept, colchicine, interferon-alpha) vs placebo

Episode frequency associated with oral ulcers · People with Behcet's disease with a history of recurrent oral aphthous-type (RAS-type) ulcers diagnosed clinically; primary care
1 finding from 1 review
  • SoF 2 (systemic interventions vs placebo), grouped comment spanning all four listed outcomes (verbatim; the review's wording "topical" is a typo for systemic): "8 placebo-controlled trials evaluated topical…
    Studies not reported
    GRADE not reported

Etanercept vs Placebo (subcutaneous)

Mean number of oral ulcers · People with Behcet's disease with a history of recurrent oral aphthous-type (RAS-type) ulcers diagnosed clinically; primary care
1 finding from 1 review
  • Interventions for managing oral ulcers in Behçet's disease 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
    Males only
    Melikoglu 2005 (etanercept 25 mg s.c. twice weekly for 4 weeks vs placebo, 40 male patients; high risk of reporting bias): authors reported a statistically significant difference in mean number of oral ulcers with…
    1 study · 40 participants
    GRADE not reported

Etanercept vs no etanercept

Adverse effects leading to discontinuation of SJT/TEN therapy ‐ not reported · Stevens‐Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and SJS/TEN overlap syndrome

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Etanercept vs corticosteroids

Disease‐specific mortality ‐ not reported · Stevens‐Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and SJS/TEN overlap syndrome

Etanercept showed no clear difference in disease‐specific mortality (time to compared with corticosteroids (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Etanercept vs corticosteroids

Adverse effects leading to discontinuation of SJT/TEN therapy ‐ not reported · Stevens‐Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and SJS/TEN overlap syndrome

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Etanercept vs intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG)

Adverse effects leading to discontinuation of SJT/TEN therapy ‐ not reported · Stevens‐Johnson syndrome (SJS), toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN), and SJS/TEN overlap syndrome

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review