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40 questions · 40 findings · 4 reviews · Skin · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 14 · 35%GRADE not reported 1 · 2.5%Very low 5 · 12.5%Low 18 · 45%Moderate 2 · 5%High 0 · 0%

Topical active treatment in combination with moisturiser vs topical active treatment alone

Number of participants reporting an adverse event · people with eczema

It is very uncertain whether topical active treatment in combination with moisturiser changes number of participants reporting an adverse event compared with topical active treatment alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Primary outcome 1: participant‐ or parent‐rated symptoms of eczema (SCORAD part C) at the end of active treatment Visual analogue scale for itch and sleep disturbance ranging from 0 to 10 for each symptom and combined ranging from 0 to 20. The hig... · male and female patients 0 to 55 years of age with physician‐diagnosed eczema
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Primary outcome 1: participant‐ or parent‐rated global change in eczema symptoms at the end of active treatment (binary outcome) Change in risk for worsened/unchanged eczema Duration of · male and female patients 0 to 55 years of age with physician‐diagnosed eczema

The intervention showed no clear difference in primary outcome 1: participant‐ or parent‐rated global change in… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Primary outcome 2: participant‐ or parent‐rated participant quality of life score at the end of active treatment Scales used: DLQI, IDQoL, Skindex‐29, CDLQI. On those scales, the higher the score, the more severely the quality of life is affected ... · male and female patients 0 to 55 years of age with physician‐diagnosed eczema
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Primary outcome 2: participant‐ or parent‐rated family quality of life score at the end of active treatment Scale used: DFI, FDLQI. On those scales, the higher the score, the more severely the quality of life is affected Duration of · male and female patients 0 to 55 years of age with physician‐diagnosed eczema
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Secondary outcome 4: global eczema severity score (total SCORAD) at the end of active treatment (Investigator‐rated eczema severity) Scale used: total SCORAD ranging from 0 to 103. The higher the score, the more severe the disease Duration of · male and female patients 0 to 55 years of age with physician‐diagnosed eczema
1 finding from 1 review

Intervention not reported

Secondary outcome 6: adverse events (gastrointestinal symptoms) during active treatment Duration of · male and female patients 0 to 55 years of age with physician‐diagnosed eczema

The intervention showed no clear difference in secondary outcome 6: adverse events (gastrointestinal symptoms)… (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Atopiclair vs vehicle

Change in use of topical active treatment ‐ not measured · people with eczema

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Oral methotrexate and oral prednisone vs prednisone or placebo

Primary outcome: Global improvement of disease activity or damage assessed by a medical practitioner or by participants · children and adolescents with active morphea (linear scleroderma, generalised morphea and mixed subtype: linear and circumscribed).

Oral methotrexate and oral prednisone may leads to higher primary outcome: Global improvement of disease activity or damage… compared with placebo and oral prednisone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

NB‐UVB vs medium‐dose UVA‐1 phototherapy (50 J/cm²)

Adverse events associated with treatment · children and adults with active morphea (circumscribed morphea, linear scleroderma (with trunk/limb variant and head variant), generalised…

Narrowband UVB phototherapy may leads to lower primary outcome: Adverse effects compared with medium‐dose UVA‐1 phototherapy (50 J/cm²) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review