Requiring rescue medication for diarrhoea · participants with cancer treated with radiotherapy (with or without chemotherapy)
It is very uncertain whether probiotics changes requiring rescue medication for diarrhoea compared with other active treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · participants with cancer treated with radiotherapy (with or without chemotherapy)
1 finding from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · participants with cancer treated with radiotherapy (with or without chemotherapy)
1 finding from 1 review
Reduction in severity of diarrhoea · participants with cancer treated with radiotherapy (with or without chemotherapy)
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life ‐ not measured · participants with cancer treated with radiotherapy (with or without chemotherapy)
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Median (mean) time to use of rescue medication · participants with cancer treated with radiotherapy (with or without chemotherapy)
2 findings from 1 review
Requiring rescue medication for diarrhoea · participants with cancer treated with radiotherapy (with or without chemotherapy)
Probiotics showed no clear difference in requiring rescue medication for diarrhoea compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Diarrhoea (grade 2+) · participants with cancer treated with radiotherapy (with or without chemotherapy)
Probiotics showed no clear difference in diarrhoea grade 2 or higher compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · participants with cancer treated with radiotherapy (with or without chemotherapy)
2 findings from 1 review
All‐cause mortality · participants with cancer treated with radiotherapy (with or without chemotherapy)
2 findings from 1 review
Grade 3 to 4 diarrhoea · participants with cancer treated with radiotherapy (with or without chemotherapy)
1 finding from 1 review
Diarrhoea grade 4 · participants with cancer treated with radiotherapy (with or without chemotherapy)
1 finding from 1 review
The incidence and severity of toxicities: leukopenia (WHO grade 3 to 4) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion showed no clear difference in the incidence and severity of toxicities: leukopenia (WHO grade 3 to… compared with no treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Nausea and vomiting · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion showed no clear difference in patient‐reported symptom: nausea/vomiting (EORTC QLQ‐C30) compared with sham treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Diarrhoea · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion showed no clear difference in patient‐reported symptom: diarrhoea (EORTC QLQ‐C30) compared with sham treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Objective outcome measure: WBC count (× 109/L) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion may leads to higher objective outcome measure: WBC count (× 109/L) compared with sham treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Haemoglobin (g/dL) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion may leads to higher objective outcome measure: haemoglobin (g/L) compared with sham treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Objective outcome measure: platelets (× 109/L) · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion may leads to higher objective outcome measure: platelets (× 109/L) compared with sham treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
The incidence and severity of toxicities: haematological toxicity · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion showed no clear difference in the incidence and severity of toxicities: haematological toxicity compared with conventional medicines (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
QoL · Patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy
Moxibustion may leads to higher qoL (Karnofsky score) compared with conventional medicines (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review