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No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 1 · 33.3%Very low 1 · 33.3%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 1 · 33.3%High 0 · 0%

Topical treatments vs placebo

Capsaicin cream VAS and Duo’s score · uraemic pruritus

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions for itch in people with advanced chronic kidney disease 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 112 participants
Moderate

Topical treatments (capsaicin oral rinse) vs placebo

Relief of burning/discomfort (symptom relief; pain intensity) · People with primary burning mouth syndrome (BMS), that is, oral mucosal pain with no dental or medical cause for such symptoms

2 findings from 1 review

Interventions for treating burning mouth syndrome 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
short-term (up to 3 months) · capsaicin oral rinse
Capsaicin oral rinse (Marino 2010; Silvestre 2012) contributes to the topical treatments short-term symptom-relief comparison (insufficient/contradictory). Silvestre 2012 data not presented due to 23% first-phase…
1 study
GRADE not reported
Interventions for treating burning mouth syndrome 2016 · Cochrane All outcomes
long-term (>3 to 6 months) · capsaicin oral rinse
MD -2.60 [-5.11, -0.09]
1 study · 18 participants
Very low