Daily mean opiate intake per hour · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Alfentanil led to lower daily mean opiate intake per hour compared with morphine; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical: eradication of oral candidiasis · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
Clotrimazole (partially absorbed from GI tract) showed no clear difference in clinical: eradication of oral candidiasis compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Average pain scores (0-100 VAS) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Therapist support (visits) showed no clear difference in average pain scores (0-100 VAS) compared with control (treatment as usual); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Mycological: eradication of oral candidiasis · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
Fluconazole (absorbed from GI tract) led to higher mycological: eradication of oral candidiasis compared with itraconazole (absorbed from GI tract); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Improvement in mucositis · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Tetrachlorodecaoxide showed no clear difference in improvement in mucositis compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Improvement in mucositis · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Sucralfate showed no clear difference in improvement in mucositis compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Average pain scores (0-100 VAS) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Chlorhexidine mouthwash showed no clear difference in average pain scores (0-100 VAS) compared with salt and soda mouthwash; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Improvement in mucositis · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) led to higher improvement in mucositis compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
2 findings from 1 review
Average pain scores (0-100 VAS) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Alfentanil showed no clear difference in average pain scores (0-100 VAS) compared with morphine; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Average pain scores (0-100 VAS) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
1 finding from 1 review
Time to heal mucositis (days) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) showed no clear difference in time to heal mucositis (days) compared with placebo or no treatment; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Daily mean opiate intake per hour · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Morphine via patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) led to lower daily mean opiate intake per hour compared with morphine via continuous infusion (CI); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical: eradication of oral candidiasis · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
Clotrimazole 50 mg (partially absorbed) showed no clear difference in clinical: eradication of oral candidiasis compared with clotrimazole 10 mg (partially absorbed); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Relief of dysphagia · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
None of the studies reported: relief of pain, relief of dysphagia, incidence of systemic infection, amount of analgesia, days stay in hospital, cost of oral care, patient quality of life.
0 studies
No studies found
Time to heal mucositis (days) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor (GM-CSF) led to lower time to heal mucositis (days) compared with antimycotic mouthrinse; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Partially absorbed antifungal drug (e.g., clotrimazole, miconazole) vs Absorbed antifungal drug (e.g., fluconazole, ketoconazole, itraconazole)
Outcome not reported · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Daily mean opiate intake per hour · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Therapist support (visits) showed no clear difference in daily mean opiate intake per hour compared with control (treatment as usual); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Average pain scores (0-100 VAS) · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
Morphine via patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) showed no clear difference in average pain scores (0-100 VAS) compared with morphine via continuous infusion (CI); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Time to symptom resolution · People with cancer receiving chemotherapy or radiotherapy (or both) who have oral mucositis
1 finding from 1 review
Clinical: eradication of oral candidiasis · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with overt oral candidiasis
Ketoconazole (absorbed from GI tract) led to higher clinical: eradication of oral candidiasis compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review