Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

26 questions · 26 findings · 1 reviews

Sort:Best matchNewest Highest certainty Download CSV

No studies found 8 · 30.8%GRADE not reported 3 · 11.5%Very low 6 · 23.1%Low 7 · 26.9%Moderate 1 · 3.8%High 1 · 3.8%

Superoxide dismutase (SOD) vs no intervention

Diarrhoea (grade 2+) · people with Rectal Cancer

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to reduce acute and late adverse gastrointestinal effects of pelvic radiotherapy for primary pelvic… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings: Higher bladder volume vs lower bladder volume

Diarrhoea (grade 2+) · Men undergoing RT for prostate cancer

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to reduce acute and late adverse gastrointestinal effects of pelvic radiotherapy for primary pelvic… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Summary of findings: Bile acid sequestrants vs no intervention

Diarrhoea (grade 2+) · People with pelvic cancer

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: Bile acid sequestrants changes diarrhoea (grade 2+) compared with no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to reduce acute and late adverse gastrointestinal effects of pelvic radiotherapy for primary pelvic… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.82 [0.66, 12.01]
1 study · 33 participants
Very low

Summary of findings: Evening RT vs morning RT

Diarrhoea (grade 2+) · People undergoing radiotherapy for uterine cervical cancer

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to reduce acute and late adverse gastrointestinal effects of pelvic radiotherapy for primary pelvic… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 participants
GRADE not reported

Sucralfate vs placebo

Diarrhoea (grade 2+) · People undergoing pelvic radiotherapy for urological, gynaecological or colorectal cancer

Summary of findings: Sucralfate may leads to lower diarrhoea (grade 2+) [during RT] compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to reduce acute and late adverse gastrointestinal effects of pelvic radiotherapy for primary pelvic… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.81
4 studies · 284 participants
Low

Amifostine vs no intervention

Diarrhoea (grade 2+) · People with urological, gynaecological or colorectal cancer

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: Amifostine changes diarrhoea (grade 2+) during treatment compared with no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Interventions to reduce acute and late adverse gastrointestinal effects of pelvic radiotherapy for primary pelvic… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.25 [0.06, 0.98]
1 study · 36 participants
Very low