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695 questions · 728 findings · 63 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 219 · 30.1%GRADE not reported 55 · 7.6%Very low 194 · 26.6%Low 136 · 18.7%Moderate 90 · 12.4%High 34 · 4.7%

Probiotic + 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine) vs 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine)

Clinical relapse · Patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis

It is very uncertain whether probiotic + 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine) changes clinical relapse (12 to 52 weeks) compared with 5‐ASA (mesalazine) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Probiotic + 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine) vs 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine)

Maintenance of clinical remission · Patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis

Probiotic + 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine) showed no clear difference in maintenance of clinical remission (24 to 52 weeks) compared with 5‐ASA (mesalazine) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Probiotic + 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine) vs 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine)

Withdrawals due to adverse events · Patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis

It is very uncertain whether probiotic + 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine) changes withdrawal due to adverse events (12 to 52 weeks) compared with 5‐ASA (mesalazine) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Probiotics vs placebo

Maintenance of clinical remission · Patients with quiescent ulcerative colitis

It is very uncertain whether probiotics changes maintenance of clinical remission (52 weeks) compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review