Cochrane · systematic review · CD004923

Non‐hormonal interventions for hot flushes in women with a history of breast cancer

Rada, G, Capurro, D, Pantoja, T, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2010 · Cochrane Library

Breast CancerAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
4
current version
GRADE rated
4
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 4 · 100%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

SoF vitamin E versus placebo

Population: patients with hot flushes in women with a history of breast cancer
2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Frequency of hot flushes Number of hot flushes per day (
SoF vitamin E vs placebo
no estimate extracted1 study · 104 participantsHigh
Hot flushes score Number of HF x severity (from 1 to 4) (
SoF vitamin E vs placebo
no estimate extracted1 study · 104 participantsHigh

SoF gabapentin versus placebo

Population: patients with hot flushes in women with a history of breast cancer
2 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Frequency of hot flushes Number of hot flushes per day (
SoF gabapentin vs placebo
no estimate extracted1 study · 233 participantsHigh
Hot flushes score Number of HF x severity (from 1 to 4) (
SoF gabapentin vs placebo
no estimate extracted1 study · 233 participantsHigh