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3 questions · 3 findings · 1 reviews

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Steroid plus vitamin D vs vitamin D

Number of participants withdrawing due to adverse events (AE) · scalp psoriasis

Steroid plus vitamin D leads to lower number of participants withdrawing due to adverse events compared with vitamin D (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical treatments for scalp psoriasis 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.19 [0.11, 0.36]
3 studies · 1970 participants
High

Steroid plus vitamin D vs steroids

Number of participants withdrawing due to adverse events (AE) · scalp psoriasis

Steroid plus vitamin D showed no clear difference in number of participants withdrawing due to adverse events (AE) compared with steroid (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical treatments for scalp psoriasis 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.88 [0.42, 1.88]
3 studies · 2433 participants
Moderate

Steroids vs vitamin D

Number of participants withdrawing due to adverse events (AE) · scalp psoriasis

Steroid probably leads to lower number of participants withdrawing due to adverse events (AE) compared with vitamin D (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Topical treatments for scalp psoriasis 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.22 [0.11, 0.42]
4 studies · 2291 participants
Moderate