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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

2,545 questions · 2,661 findings · 317 reviews

No studies found 608 · 22.8%GRADE not reported 505 · 19%Very low 695 · 26.1%Low 540 · 20.3%Moderate 249 · 9.4%High 64 · 2.4%

Betamethasone oral mini-pulse therapy vs Topical triamcinolone acetonide paste

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

Arginine butyrate plus standard care alone vs usual care

Ulcer healing · individuals with sickle cell disease and a leg ulcer

It is very uncertain whether arginine butyrate plus standard care alone changes complete leg ulcer closure (defined as 100% epithelization or skin… compared with standard care alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

LongoVital (herbal plus vitamin component) vs LongoVital (herbal component alone)

Number of ulcer-free days and number of new ulcers · Participants with a previous or current history of recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), diagnosed on history and clinical examination;…
1 finding from 1 review
  • A single trial at high risk of bias (Kolseth 2005) randomised participants to the herbal component of LongoVital alone or LongoVital with herbal plus vitamin component. Data presented as medians with 95% CIs,…
    1 study · 40 participants
    GRADE not reported

LongoVital (herbal plus vitamin component) vs LongoVital (herbal component alone)

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

Summary of findings: pioglitazone monotherapy vs no intervention

All‐cause mortality · people at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes

It is very uncertain whether summary of findings: pioglitazone monotherapy changes all‐cause mortality (N) compared with no intervention (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: pioglitazone monotherapy vs no intervention

Incidence of T2DM (N) · people at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes

Summary of findings: pioglitazone monotherapy probably leads to lower incidence of T2DM (N) Diagnostic criteria: 9 studies applied the WHO… compared with no intervention (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Summary of findings: pioglitazone monotherapy vs no intervention

Serious adverse events (N) · people at increased risk for developing type 2 diabetes

Summary of findings: pioglitazone monotherapy showed no clear difference in serious adverse events (N) compared with no intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review