Interventions for preventing oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment

Interventions for preventing oral candidiasis for patients with cancer receiving treatment

Cochrane Review 23 SoF Entries

Summary of Findings

Key results and quality assessments using GRADE methodology

Outcome Effect Participants Studies Certainty
Symptom relief: short-term (3 months) - Mean VAS pain score
Placebo
1.26 - - Not assessed
Change in quality of life (QoL): short-term (3 months) - Mean Beck Depression Inventory score
Placebo
nan - - Not assessed
Change in taste
Placebo
nan - - Not assessed
Change in feeling of dryness
Placebo
nan - - Not assessed
Adverse effects - Dizziness
Placebo
11.61 - - Not assessed
Adverse effects - Drowsiness
Placebo
4.75 - - Not assessed
Symptom relief: short-term (≤ 3 months) - Bespoke geographical burning distribution numerical scale (0-4) (Dichotomised)
Placebo
4.0 - - Not assessed
Change in quality of life (QoL)
Placebo
nan - - Not assessed
Adverse effects - Drowsiness (gabapentin alone)
Placebo
31.95 - - Not assessed
Change in quality of life (QoL): short-term (3 months) - Mean depression score
Placebo
-0.2 - - Not assessed
Change in taste: short-term (≤ 3 months) - Mean taste test score
Placebo
-1.0 - - Not assessed
Adverse effects
Placebo
nan - - Not assessed
Symptom relief: short-term (3 months) - Bespoke BMS symptomology change scale (Dichotomised)
Placebo
5.0 - - Not assessed
Symptom relief: short-term (3 months)
Placebo
nan - - Not assessed
Change in quality of life (QoL): short-term (3 months) - Mean OHIP-14 score
Placebo
0.93 - - Not assessed
Change in QoL - anxiety: short-term (3 months) - Mean HAD anxiety score
Placebo
-2.85 - - Not assessed
Change in QoL - depression: short-term (3 months) - Mean HAD depression score
Placebo
-1.87 - - Not assessed
Symptom relief: short-term (3 months) - Mean VAS score
Placebo
-30.36 - - Not assessed
Change in quality of life (QoL): short-term (3 months) - Mean OHIP-49 score
Placebo
-9.2 - - Not assessed
Symptom relief: long-term (> 3 to 6 months) - Mean VAS pain score
Placebo
-3.2 - - Not assessed
long term symptom relief (> 3 to 6 months)
Placebo
-2.6 - - Not assessed
Change in taste: short-term (3 months) - Mean Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) score: gustative threshold
Placebo
nan - - Not assessed
Change in feeling of dryness: short-term (3 months) - Xerostomia questionnaire
Placebo
nan - - Not assessed
GRADE Certainty of Evidence:
High Very confident in the effect estimate
Moderate Moderately confident in the effect estimate
Low Limited confidence in the effect estimate
Very Low Very little confidence in the effect estimate

Review Information

Review ID: CD002779
Outcomes: 23 assessed

Related Content

Evidence Quality Distribution:
Not assessed: 23