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Probiotics vs 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine)

Clinical remission · people with active UC

Probiotics showed no clear difference in clinical remission compared with 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Probiotics for induction of remission in ulcerative colitis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.92 [0.73, 1.16]
1 study · 116 participants
Low

Probiotics vs 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine)

Maintenance of clinical remission · Patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis

Probiotics showed no clear difference in maintenance of clinical remission (52 weeks) compared with 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Probiotics for maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.06 [0.9, 1.25]
1 study · 125 participants
Low