Effectiveness of topical and ablative therapies in treatment of anogenital warts: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To generate estimates of comparative clinical effectiveness for interventions used in the treatment of anogenital warts (AGWs) through the systematic review, appraisal and synthesis of data from randomised controlled trials (RCTs).

Design

Systematic review and network meta-analysis of RCTs. Search strategies were developed for MEDLINE, Embase, the Cochrane Library and the Web of Science. For electronic databases, searches were run from inception to March 2018. The systematic review was carried out following the general principles recommended in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement.

Participants

People aged ≥16 years with clinically diagnosed AGWs (irrespective of biopsy confirmation).

Interventions

Topical a

SUBMITTER: Barton S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6830637 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature