Primary outcome: Global improvement of disease activity or damage assessed by a medical practitioner or by participants · children and adolescents with active morphea (linear scleroderma, generalised morphea and mixed subtype: linear and circumscribed).
Oral methotrexate and oral prednisone may leads to higher primary outcome: Global improvement of disease activity or damage… compared with placebo and oral prednisone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events associated with treatment · children and adolescents with active morphea (linear scleroderma, generalised morphea and mixed subtype: linear and circumscribed).
Oral methotrexate and oral prednisone showed no clear difference in primary outcome: Adverse effects compared with placebo and oral prednisone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Secondary outcome: Improvement of disease activity (reduction in lesion size) · children and adolescents with active morphea (linear scleroderma, generalised morphea and mixed subtype: linear and circumscribed).
1 finding from 1 review
Secondary outcome: Improvement of disease damage ‐ not measured · children and adolescents with active morphea (linear scleroderma, generalised morphea and mixed subtype: linear and circumscribed).
1 finding from 1 review
Side effects · People with erosive oral lichen planus
1 finding from 1 review
Table 3 (Side-effects). Malhotra 2008: betamethasone oral mini-pulse - transient oedema over the face (7), oedema over hands and feet (4), epigastric discomfort (7), weakness/fatigue (5), loose stools (1), headache…
1 study · 22 participants
GRADE not reported
Investigator‐ or physician‐rated global assessment of disease severity · People with erosive oral lichen planus
Betamethasone oral mini-pulse therapy led to higher physician Global Assessment (clinical severity, 0-12 score) compared with topical triamcinolone acetonide 0.1% paste; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Short‐term hair regrowth ≥ 75% (between 12 and 26 weeks of · adults with alopecia areata
It is very uncertain whether summary of findings table ‐ Oral small molecule inhibitors… changes short‐term hair regrowth ≥ 75% (between 12 and 26 weeks of compared with oral small molecule inhibitors (tofacitinib) (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of serious adverse events · adults with alopecia areata
1 finding from 1 review
Health‐related quality of life ‐ not reported · adults with alopecia areata
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Long‐term hair regrowth ≥ 75% (greater than 26 weeks of · adults with alopecia areata
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Short‐term hair regrowth ≥ 75% (between 12 and 26 weeks of · adults with alopecia areata
Summary of findings table ‐ Oral classical immunosuppressants… showed no clear difference in short‐term hair regrowth ≥ 75% (between 12 and 26 weeks of compared with oral classical immunosuppressants (azathioprine, methotrexate,… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Incidence of serious adverse events · adults with alopecia areata
1 finding from 1 review
Health‐related quality of life ‐ not reported · adults with alopecia areata
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Long‐term hair regrowth ≥ 75% (greater than 26 weeks of · adults with alopecia areata
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Withdrawals due to adverse events · people with atopic dermatitis
1 finding from 1 review
Minor adverse events not leading to withdrawal of treatment · people with atopic dermatitis
1 finding from 1 review
Microbiology Emergence of resistant organisms · people with atopic dermatitis
1 finding from 1 review
Global change in composite ratings scale EASI ranges from 0 to 72 with higher values indicating greater severity. · people with atopic dermatitis
1 finding from 1 review
No of participants in whom S. aureus was isolated · people with atopic dermatitis
Oral antibiotic showed no clear difference in no of participants in whom S. aureus was isolated compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Global outcome (good or excellent improvement in symptoms or signs, or both) · people with atopic dermatitis
Oral antibiotic showed no clear difference in global outcome (good or excellent improvement in symptoms or signs,… compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review