Cochrane · systematic review · CD013210

Interventions for maintenance of surgically induced remission in Crohn’s disease: a network meta‐analysis

Iheozor‐Ejiofor, Z, Gordon, M, Clegg, A, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library

GutAMSTAR 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
30
current version
GRADE rated
27
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 3 · 10%Very low 18 · 60%Low 8 · 26.7%Moderate 1 · 3.3%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

Estimates of effects, credible intervals, and certainty of the evidence for maintenance of surgically induced remission in Crohn's disease

Population: surgically induced remission in Crohn's disease
4 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Placebo Comparator
no estimate extractedNRLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Rank 8 (6 to 10)
no estimate extractedNRLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Rank 5 (3 to 7)
no estimate extractedNRLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Rank 4 (2 to 7)
no estimate extractedNRVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Estimates of effects, credible intervals, and certainty of the evidence for the maintenance of surgically induced remission in Crohn's disease: BENEFITS

Population: surgically induced remission in Crohn's disease
10 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Adalimumab (2 RCTs; 26 participants)
HR 0.11 [0.02, 0.33]2 studies · 26 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Infliximab (2 RCTs; 21 participants)
HR 0.36 [0.02, 1.74]2 studies · 21 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Budesonide (1 RCT; 43 participants)
HR 0.66 [0.27, 1.34]1 study · 43 participantsLow
Downgraded: imprecision
5‐ASA (9 RCTs; 542 participants)
HR 0.69 [0.53, 0.87]5 studies · 9 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias
Purine analogues (6 RCTs; 316 participants)
HR 0.75 [0.55, 1]6 studies · 316 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency
Sulfasalazine (2 RCTs; 143 participants)
HR 0.89 [0.55, 1.3]2 studies · 143 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Antibiotics (2 RCTs; 57 participants)
HR 0.98 [0.5, 1.71]2 studies · 57 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Probiotics (2 RCTs; 105 participants)
HR 1.11 [0.62, 1.88]2 studies · 105 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Sulfasalazine + prednisolone (1 RCT; 57 participants)
HR 1.37 [0.5, 3.07]1 study · 57 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Placebo (16 RCTs; 935 participants)
no estimate extracted16 studies · 935 participantsUngraded

Estimates of effects, credible intervals, and certainty of the evidence for the maintenance of surgically induced remission in Crohn's disease: BENEFITS

Population: surgically induced remission in Crohn's disease
7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Adalimumab (3 RCTs; 37 participants)
HR 0.1 [0.01, 0.32]3 studies · 37 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Infliximab (2 RCTs; 21 participants)
HR 0.24 [0.01, 1.2]2 studies · 21 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Antibiotics (2 RCTs; 57 participants)
HR 0.8 [0.33, 1.65]2 studies · 57 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Purine analogues (4 RCTs; 164 participants)
HR 0.85 [0.33, 1.61]4 studies · 164 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Probiotics (3 RCTs; 108 participants)
HR 1.2 [0.62, 2.19]3 studies · 108 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
5‐ASA (3 RCTs; 237 participants)
HR 1.22 [0.61, 2.18]3 studies · 5 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Placebo (8 RCTs; 507 participants)
no estimate extracted8 studies · 507 participantsUngraded

Interventions for the maintenance of surgically induced remission in Crohn's disease: HARMS

Population: surgically induced remission in Crohn's disease
9 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Sulfasalazine (1 RCT; 32 participants)
HR 1.961 study · 32 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Infliximab (1 RCT; 11 participants)
HR 6.371 study · 11 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
5‐ASA (8 RCTs; 371 participants)
HR 1.19 [0.39, 3.14]5 studies · 8 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Budesonide (2 RCTs; 106 participants)
HR 1.64 [0.17, 6.19]2 studies · 106 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Probiotic (1 RCT; 58 participants)
HR 2.44 [0.13, 9]1 study · 58 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Adalimumab (1 RCT; 16 participants)
HR 11.74 [0.12, 55.06]1 study · 16 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Purine analogues (7 RCTs; 315 participants)
HR 2.51 [0.79, 7.35]7 studies · 315 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Antibiotics (1 RCT; 16 participants)
HR 53.92 [0.43, 259.8]1 study · 16 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Placebo (10 RCTs; 531 participants)
no estimate extracted10 studies · 531 participantsUngraded