Cochrane · systematic review · CD011541

Non‐antistreptococcal interventions for acute guttate psoriasis or an acute guttate flare of chronic psoriasis

Maruani, A, Samimi, M, Stembridge, N, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library

SkinAMSTAR 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
5
current version
GRADE rated
1
No studies
4
Included studies
NR
No studies 4 · 80%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 20%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

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

Intravenous soya oil‐derived (n‐6) fatty acid‐based lipid emulsion compared to intravenous fish oil‐derived (n‐3) fatty acid‐based lipid emulsion for guttate psoriasis

Population: guttate psoriasis
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Percentage of participants clear or almost clear, i.e. obtaining PASI 100/90 and/or PGA of 0 or 1 in the short term
Intravenous soya oil‐derived (n‐6) fatty acid‐based lipid emulsion vs intravenous fish oil‐derived (n‐3) fatty acid‐based lipid emulsion
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Percentage of participants with adverse effects and severe adverse effects
Intravenous soya oil‐derived (n‐6) fatty acid‐based lipid emulsion vs intravenous fish oil‐derived (n‐3) fatty acid‐based lipid emulsion
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Number of relapses of guttate psoriasis or flares within a period of 6 months after the treatment has finished
Intravenous soya oil‐derived (n‐6) fatty acid‐based lipid emulsion vs intravenous fish oil‐derived (n‐3) fatty acid‐based lipid emulsion
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Percentage of participants achieving a PASI 75 or PGA of 1 or 2
Intravenous soya oil‐derived (n‐6) fatty acid‐based lipid emulsion vs intravenous fish oil‐derived (n‐3) fatty acid‐based lipid emulsion
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Improvement in participant satisfaction measures and quality of life assessment measures Overall subjective score on 5 items (appearance of lesions, impairment of daily life, pruritus, burning, and pain) reported through figures
Intravenous soya oil‐derived (n‐6) fatty acid‐based lipid emulsion vs intravenous fish oil‐derived (n‐3) fatty acid‐based lipid emulsion
no estimate extracted1 study · 21 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, indirectness