Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

4 questions · 4 findings · 1 reviews · Gut

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 25%Moderate 3 · 75%High 0 · 0%

Pain intensity (0‐10cm visual analogue scale) · patients with chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic pain

1 finding from 1 review

Antioxidants for pain in chronic pancreatitis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 129 participants
Moderate

Pain free by end of study (day 6) · patients with chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic pain

Antioxidant showed no clear difference in pain‐free participants compared with control intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antioxidants for pain in chronic pancreatitis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.73 [0.95, 3.15]
3 studies · 264 participants
Low

Adverse effects—parallel trials · patients with chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic pain

Antioxidant probably leads to higher adverse effects—parallel trials compared with control intervention (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antioxidants for pain in chronic pancreatitis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 4.43 [1.6, 12.29]
3 studies · 212 participants
Moderate

Adverse effects—cross‐over trials (unpaired data) · patients with chronic pancreatitis and pancreatic pain

Antioxidant probably leads to higher adverse effects—cross‐over trials (unpaired data) compared with control intervention (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antioxidants for pain in chronic pancreatitis 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 5.8 [1.56, 21.53]
5 studies · 192 participants
Moderate