Efficacy and tolerability of micronized purified flavonoid fractions (MPFF) for haemorrhoids : A systematic review and meta-analysis

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OBJECTIVE: To present a systematic review of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) examining the effects of MPFF in the management of haemorrhoid symptoms.

METHODS: Electronic databases including CENTRAL, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE were searched up to April 2018 for relevant RCTs. Journal and conference proceedings were also searched. Two review authors independently selected trials, extracted data, assessed the risks of bias in included trials and graded the quality of evidence. Meta-analyses were conducted for studies presenting similar outcomes.

RESULTS: Ten RCTs involving 1164 participants were included. These RCTs varied in terms of patients' grade of haemorrhoids, length of trials, and outcome assessed. Most of the studies did not describe adequately the process of randomisation and allocation concealment. The pooled analysis of data from three studies indicated that there was significant difference between groups for the bleeding outcome, favoring the MPFF group (RR 1.46; 95% CI 1.10-1.93; p = 0.008). Except for bleeding, the current evidence did not show MPFF has significant effects on all the other outcomes examined when compared with placebo. Even then, the quality of evidence for bleeding was judged as low due to the small number and inconsistent results among the included studies.

CONCLUSION: This review highlights the need for further rigorous research if MPFF was to be routinely used for the treatment of haemorrhoid symptoms.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:39

Enthalten in:

Complementary therapies in medicine - 39(2018) vom: 01. Aug., Seite 49-55

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Aziz, Zoriah [VerfasserIn]
Huin, Weng Kit [VerfasserIn]
Badrul Hisham, Muhammad Danish [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Wei Ling [VerfasserIn]
Yaacob, Saodah [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bleeding
Flavonoid
Flavonoids
Journal Article
Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis
Pain
Pruritus
Review
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 26.11.2018

Date Revised 02.12.2018

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.ctim.2018.05.011

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM286532751