Complete remission, pain intensity, patient and physician evaluation · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review
One trial at high risk of bias (de Abreu 2009) compared clofazimine (n=23) with colchicine (n=23). The number with no further aphthous episodes at 6 months was significantly greater in the clofazimine group than the…
1 study · 46 participants
GRADE not reported
Adverse effects · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review
Clofazimine was associated with an increase in cutaneous adverse effects (Fisher's exact test P=0.015), easily controlled; there was a greater percentage of treatment interruptions in the colchicine group due to…
1 study · 46 participants
GRADE not reported
Complete remission (no further aphthous episodes to 6 months) · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review
The trial by de Abreu 2009 (high risk of bias) also assessed colchicine (n=23) versus placebo (n=20). The number with no further aphthous episodes at 6 months was not significantly different from placebo (Fisher's…
1 study · 43 participants
GRADE not reported
Adverse effects · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review
There was a greater percentage of treatment interruptions in the colchicine group due to gastrointestinal adverse effects (Fisher's exact test P=0.009). The review noted potential evidence of harm at a dose of 1.5 mg…
1 study · 43 participants
GRADE not reported
Pain at completion of treatment · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
Colchicine (0.5 mg per day for 3 months) showed no clear difference in pain at completion of treatment compared with prednisolone (5 mg per day for 3 months); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Number of (minor aphthous) oral ulcers · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
Colchicine (0.5 mg per day for 3 months) showed no clear difference in number of aphthous ulcers at completion compared with prednisolone (5 mg per day for 3 months); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse effects · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review
Colchicine was associated with statistically significantly more adverse effects than prednisolone (nine participants reporting adverse effects on colchicine versus two on prednisolone).
1 study · 34 participants
GRADE not reported
Recurrence · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
Colchicine (0.5 mg per day for 3 months) showed no clear difference in recurrence during treatment period compared with prednisolone (5 mg per day for 3 months); GRADE not reported.
1 finding from 1 review
Reduction in pain intensity · patients with trigeminal neuralgia
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Quality of life assessment 12 weeks after the start of treatment Not measured · patients with trigeminal neuralgia
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse effects (not reported) · patients with trigeminal neuralgia
1 finding from 1 review
Relief of pain · patients with trigeminal neuralgia
Proparacaine hydrochloride 0.5% eye drops showed no clear difference in immediate improvement in pain relief Number of participants improved… compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Participants with severe haemolysis · adults and children with malaria being treated with artemisinin combination treatment
Single dose primaquine at 0.4 to 0.5 mg/kg showed no clear difference in participants with severe haemolysis compared with no primaquine, with artemisinin partner, (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Participants with gametocytes at day 4‐5, by microscopy · adults and children with malaria being treated with non‐artemisinin treatment
Single dose primaquine at 0.4 to 0.5 mg/kg showed no clear difference in participants with gametocytes at day 4‐5, by microscopy compared with no primaquine, with non‐artemisinin partner, (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Participants with gametocytes at day 8, by microscopy · adults and children with malaria being treated with non‐artemisinin treatment
Single dose primaquine at 0.4 to 0.5 mg/kg probably leads to lower participants with gametocytes at day 8, by microscopy compared with no primaquine, with non‐artemisinin partner, (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Participants infectious at day 8 · adults and children with malaria being treated with artemisinin combination treatment
Single dose primaquine at 0.4 to 0.5 mg/kg may leads to lower participants infectious at day 3‐4 compared with no primaquine, with artemisinin partner, (low certainty).
2 findings from 1 review
Participants with gametocytes at day 3‐4, by PCR · adults and children with malaria being treated with artemisinin combination treatment
Single dose primaquine at 0.4 to 0.5 mg/kg showed no clear difference in participants with gametocytes at day 3‐4, by PCR compared with no primaquine, with artemisinin partner, (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Participants with gametocytes at day 8, by PCR · adults and children with malaria being treated with artemisinin combination treatment
Single dose primaquine at 0.4 to 0.5 mg/kg leads to lower participants with gametocytes at day 8, by PCR compared with no primaquine, with artemisinin partner, (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Relief of burning/discomfort (symptom relief; pain intensity) · People with primary burning mouth syndrome (BMS), that is, oral mucosal pain with no dental or medical cause for such symptoms
It is very uncertain whether benzodiazepines (systemic clonazepam 0.5 mg/day) changes relief of burning/discomfort (symptom relief; pain intensity) compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
White spot lesion incidence · High caries-risk patients: fixed-orthodontic-appliance patients and children with partially erupted permanent molars
Low-power CO2 laser (LLLT) is associated with a lower incidence of new white spot lesions than placebo (OR 0.21, CI 0.15 to 0.30; ungraded, 3 RCTs, considerable heterogeneity I2=71%).
1 finding from 1 review