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1,938 questions · 2,020 findings · 107 reviews

No studies found 570 · 28.2%GRADE not reported 266 · 13.2%Very low 578 · 28.6%Low 462 · 22.9%Moderate 118 · 5.8%High 26 · 1.3%

Oral gabapentin vs placebo

Number of tender sites on muscles of mastication (palpation index) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…

Oral gabapentin (anticonvulsant) led to lower number of tender sites on muscles of mastication (palpation index) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral gabapentin vs placebo

Spontaneous pain in the TMJ (VAS) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…

Oral gabapentin (anticonvulsant) led to lower spontaneous pain in the TMJ (VAS) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral diclofenac sodium (NSAID) vs placebo

Pain at rest (not improved) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…

Oral diclofenac sodium (NSAID) showed no clear difference in pain at rest (not improved) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral cyclobenzaprine (muscle relaxant) vs placebo

Jaw pain (VAS) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…

Oral cyclobenzaprine (muscle relaxant) showed no clear difference in jaw pain (VAS) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral propranolol vs placebo

Reduction in pain intensity · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…

Oral propranolol (beta-blocker) led to lower reduction in pain intensity (percentage of patients responding) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

2 findings from 1 review

Oral clonazepam (benzodiazepine) vs placebo

Jaw pain (VAS) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…

Oral clonazepam (benzodiazepine) showed no clear difference in jaw pain (VAS) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral propranolol vs placebo

Reduction in pain duration (percentage of day) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…

Oral propranolol (beta-blocker) showed no clear difference in reduction in pain duration (percentage of day) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral propranolol vs placebo

Adverse events ‐ treatment emergent · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…
1 finding from 1 review

Oral clonazepam (benzodiazepine) vs placebo

Participants' assessment of improvement of pain in left TMJ (VAS) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…

Oral clonazepam (benzodiazepine) showed no clear difference in participants' assessment of improvement of pain in left TMJ (VAS) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral clonazepam (benzodiazepine) vs placebo

Pain on palpation of left masseter muscle (VAS) · Adult patients aged >=18 years, clinically or radiographically diagnosed with TMD (McNeill 1997 criteria); moderate to severe pain of…

Oral clonazepam (benzodiazepine) showed no clear difference in pain on palpation of left masseter muscle (VAS) compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydramine vs placebo

Febrile reactions (fever with or without chills, chills with or without rigors) ‐ Intention‐to treat analysis · patients with requirement of prophylaxis to avoid allergic and febrile non‐haemolytic transfusion reactions

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydramine showed no clear difference in febrile reactions (fever with or without chills, chills with or… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydrammine vs placebo (Unit of randomisation: transfusion)

Adverse events · patients with requirement of prophylaxis to avoid allergic and febrile non‐haemolytic transfusion reactions

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydrammine led to lower adverse events compared with placebo (Unit of randomisation: transfusion); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydramine vs placebo

Anaphylatic reactions ‐ not reported · patients with requirement of prophylaxis to avoid allergic and febrile non‐haemolytic transfusion reactions

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydramine led to lower anaphylatic reactions ‐ not reported compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydramine vs placebo

Death ‐ not reported · patients with requirement of prophylaxis to avoid allergic and febrile non‐haemolytic transfusion reactions

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydramine led to lower death ‐ not reported compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydramine vs placebo

Adverse events · patients with requirement of prophylaxis to avoid allergic and febrile non‐haemolytic transfusion reactions

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydramine led to lower adverse events compared with placebo; GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydramine vs placebo

Allergic reactions (urticaria with or without pruritus) ‐ Intention‐to treat analysis · patients with requirement of prophylaxis to avoid allergic and febrile non‐haemolytic transfusion reactions

It is very uncertain whether acetaminophen plus Diphenhydramine changes allergic reactions (urticaria with or without pruritus) ‐… compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydrammine vs placebo (Unit of randomisation: transfusion)

Fever · patients with requirement of prophylaxis to avoid allergic and febrile non‐haemolytic transfusion reactions

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydrammine showed no clear difference in fever ‐ Per protocol analysis compared with placebo (Unit of randomisation: transfusion) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydrammine vs placebo (Unit of randomisation: transfusion)

Anaphylatic reactions ‐ not reported · patients with requirement of prophylaxis to avoid allergic and febrile non‐haemolytic transfusion reactions

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydrammine led to lower anaphylatic reactions ‐ not reported compared with placebo (Unit of randomisation: transfusion); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydrammine vs placebo (Unit of randomisation: transfusion)

Hives ‐ Per protocol analysis · patients with requirement of prophylaxis to avoid allergic and febrile non‐haemolytic transfusion reactions

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydrammine showed no clear difference in hives ‐ Per protocol analysis compared with placebo (Unit of randomisation: transfusion) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydrammine vs placebo (Unit of randomisation: transfusion)

Death ‐ not reported · patients with requirement of prophylaxis to avoid allergic and febrile non‐haemolytic transfusion reactions

Acetaminophen plus Diphenhydrammine led to lower death ‐ not reported compared with placebo (Unit of randomisation: transfusion); GRADE not reported.

1 finding from 1 review