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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

897 questions · 966 findings · 73 reviews

No studies found 269 · 27.8%GRADE not reported 101 · 10.5%Very low 284 · 29.4%Low 180 · 18.6%Moderate 107 · 11.1%High 25 · 2.6%

Acupuncture vs medical treatment

Prostatitis symptoms: response defined as a 6‐point decrease in NIH‐CPSI score · treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Acupuncture may leads to higher prostatitis symptoms: response defined as a 6‐point decrease in… compared with medical treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Amifostine vs no treatment/placebo

Dysphagia (grade >= 3, 0-4 scale) · Patients receiving radiotherapy on its own or in addition to chemotherapy to the head and neck region

Amifostine showed no clear difference in dysphagia (grade >= 3, 0-4 scale) compared with no treatment/placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Chinese medicine vs no treatment/placebo

Salivary flow rate (stimulated) · Patients receiving radiotherapy on its own or in addition to chemotherapy to the head and neck region

Chinese medicine led to higher salivary flow rate (stimulated) compared with no treatment/placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Pilocarpine vs no treatment/placebo

Quality of life (McMaster HNRQ, 1-7 scale) · Patients receiving radiotherapy on its own or in addition to chemotherapy to the head and neck region

It is very uncertain whether pilocarpine changes quality of life (McMaster HNRQ, 1-7 scale) compared with no treatment/placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review