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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

584 questions · 590 findings · 240 reviews

No studies found 106 · 18%GRADE not reported 94 · 15.9%Very low 137 · 23.2%Low 134 · 22.7%Moderate 98 · 16.6%High 21 · 3.6%

Interferon-alpha (systemic) vs Placebo (subcutaneous)

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
  • Alpsoy 2002: high rate of adverse events including alopecia, leukopenia, and diarrhoea; 18 of 23 patients in the treatment arm experienced mild flu-like symptoms.
    1 study · 50 participants
    GRADE not reported

Pilocarpine vs placebo

Adverse effects (side effects; treatment withdrawals) · Patients with radiation-induced salivary gland dysfunction
1 finding from 1 review

Group A: amino acids vs placebo

Adverse effects: suicidal thoughts (events) · people in the prodromal stage of psychosis

It is very uncertain whether group A: amino acids changes adverse effects: suicidal thoughts Short‐term (events) compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

TNF‐α blockers intervention vs placebo or additional treatment

Adverse effects after treatment initiation: infections · children diagnosed with Kawasaki disease

TNF‐α blockers intervention showed no clear difference in adverse effects after treatment initiation: infections compared with placebo or additional treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings table ‐ Protein, arginine, zinc and antioxidants vs standard diet or placebo

Gastrointestinal adverse events · residents of long‐term care (≥ 65 years) with pressure ulcers; inpatients with pressure ulcers

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Protein, arginine, zinc and antioxidants changes side effects: at least one adverse gastrointestinal event compared with standard diet or placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antifibrinolytic therapy - locally-applied tranexamic acid (TXA) mouthwash/solution (SoF eligibility: TXA or EACA; all included trials used topical TXA) vs Placebo mouthwash

Adverse effects requiring withdrawal/discontinuation of study medication · People on continuous VKA treatment undergoing minor oral surgery or dental extractions (eligibility included DOACs and all ages; all four…

Antifibrinolytic therapy - locally-applied tranexamic acid (TXA)… showed no clear difference in side effects or other adverse events requiring withdrawal compared with placebo (placebo solution/mouthwash) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Zonisamide vs placebo

Nausea · people with focal epilepsy

Zonisamide probably leads to higher adverse effects: nausea (whole treatment period; any dose) compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review