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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

504 questions · 511 findings · 66 reviews

No studies found 104 · 20.4%GRADE not reported 26 · 5.1%Very low 107 · 20.9%Low 129 · 25.2%Moderate 107 · 20.9%High 38 · 7.4%

Colchicine (systemic; 0.5 mg weight-adjusted daily) vs placebo

Total number of oral ulcers · People with Behcet's disease with a history of recurrent oral aphthous-type (RAS-type) ulcers diagnosed clinically; primary care

Colchicine (systemic; 0.5 mg weight-adjusted daily) showed no clear difference in total number of oral ulcers compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Etanercept vs Placebo (subcutaneous)

Mean number of oral ulcers · 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
  • Interventions for managing oral ulcers in Behçet's disease 2014 · Cochrane All outcomes
    Males only
    Melikoglu 2005 (etanercept 25 mg s.c. twice weekly for 4 weeks vs placebo, 40 male patients; high risk of reporting bias): authors reported a statistically significant difference in mean number of oral ulcers with…
    1 study · 40 participants
    GRADE not reported

Hydroxyzine 25 mg vs placebo

Withdrawals due to adverse events · patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria

Hydroxyzine 25 mg showed no clear difference in adverse events leading to withdrawal: intermediate‐term duration of… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Desloratadine 5 to 20 mg vs placebo

Adverse effects requiring withdrawal/discontinuation of study medication · patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria

Desloratadine 5 to 20 mg showed no clear difference in adverse effects leading to withdrawal: intermediate‐term duration of… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Methotrexate vs placebo

Maintenance of clinical remission · Participants with Crohn's disease in remission

Methotrexate probably leads to higher proportion of patients maintaining clinical remission (high dose… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

2 findings from 1 review