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Overview of included systematic reviews
Author/Year
QOAQ Database search Used quality
assessment
Search Population
period
intervention
Type of
study
Outcome
1 Prevention
Worthington
et al.
7
Sutherland & 7
Browland
McGuire et al. 6.5
Potting et al. 5
Cochrane Oral
Allocation of
Health Group
treatment and
Trials
information on
Register
reasons for
Cochrane
withdrawal by trial
Central Register
Of
Controlled Trials
MEDLINE
EMBASE
CINAHL
CANCERLITH
SIGLE LILACS
Medline. Embase. Randomization,
Cinahl Cancerlit blinding,
NCI
dropouts
PDQ database
Medline
A rating form and
systematic
determination of
levels of
evidence, based on
the
American Society of
Clinical
Oncology criteria
Medline, Pubmed, Randomization,
Cinahl, Psycinfo blinding,
dropouts
1966April
2004
Anyone with Active
cancer
prophylactically
who received agents:
chemotherapy
and/or
radiotherapy.
1966June
2000
Randomised Mucositis (all
controlled
levels of
trials (RCTs) severity)
Patients
Active treatment
undergoing
radiation
treatment to
the
head and neck
area
Update Patients
Basic oral care,
2002- receiving
bland
2005
cancer therapy rinses, protocols
and
education, good
clinical practices
Randomized Oral mucositis
trials.
scores,
proxy measures
of
oral mucositis
19922002
All
Measurement of
randomized the
studies
severity of
mucositis
Adult patients Mouthwashes
with
oral mucositis
undergoing
chemotherapy
Clinical
studies,
review
studies
Oral condition,
cultures of blood,
incidence of
mucositis,
duration
mucositis, oral
mucositis pain.
Overview of included systematic reviews
Migliorati et
al.
4.5
Medline
Donnelly et al. 4
Medline
Bensadoun et 4
al.
Medline
A rating form based
on the
papers by Hadorn*
and
Somerfield* to
establish the
adequacy of each
study and
then to combine all
the
studies to provide a
level of
evidence and grade
of
recommendation
Randomization,
blinding,
dropouts
A rating form based
on the
papers by Hadorn
and
Somerfield to
establish the
adequacy of each
study and
then to combine all
the
studies to provide a
level of
Update Not specified
2002- in the
2005
review,
probably
cancer
patients
1964June
2002
Patients with
oral
mucositis
Alternative/natural Not specified Mucositis (not
agents, ice or laser
further
therapy
specified)
Antimicrobial agent Prospective Incidence of oral
clinical trials mucositis,
Severity of
oral mucositis,
duration of oral
mucositis, oral
pain
Weight loss, type
of
oral mucositis
assessment
Update Patients
Amifostine
Published
Mucositis
2002- receiving
peer(complete
2005
cancer therapy
reviewed
alimentary tract,
(all
medical
but
kinds, but in
literature
in results split
results
into
section split
anatomic region
into
of
chemo/radio
the alimentary
and
tract:
others
oral mucositis,
esophagitis,
Overview of included systematic reviews
evidence and grade
of
recommendation.
proctitis,
vaginitis)
2 Treatment
Worthington
et
al
7
Cochrane Oral
Health Group
Trials
Register
Cochrane
Central Register
Of
Controlled Trials
MEDLINE
EMBASE
CINAHL
CANCERLITH
SIGLE LILACS
Allocation of
treatment, and
information on
reasons for
withdrawal by trial
group
1966- Anyone with Active agents
August cancer
2003
who is
receiving
chemotherapy
and/or
radiotherapy
and has
oral mucositis.
Randomised Mucositis at
controlled
different
trials
levels of severity,
Days
to heal (mean),
Oral
pain scores or
categories Relief
of
dysphagia
Incidence of
systemic
infection
Amount of
analgesia
Days stay in
hospital
Cost of oral care
Patient quality of
life.