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. 2015 Sep 24;2015:1712.
Ref (type) Population Outcome, Interventions Results and statistical analysis Effect size Favours
Mycological cure rates

Systematic review
Adults with tinea pedis
3 RCTs in this analysis
Mycological cure 4 weeks
84/110 (76%) with terbinafine
80/112 (71%) with itraconazole

RR 1.07, 95% CI 0.92 to 1.25
P = 0.37
A sensitivity analysis including the 2 RCTs that only studied plantar tinea pedis also found no significant difference between groups (2 RCTs, 173 people, RR 1.10, 95% CI 0.91 to 1.32)
Not significant

Systematic review
Adults with tinea pedis
2 RCTs in this analysis
Mycological cure 8 weeks
63/74 (85%) with terbinafine
57/92 (62%) with itraconazole

RR 1.28, 95% CI 0.82 to 1.98
P = 0.28
Heterogeneity, I2 = 83%, P value for heterogeneity 0.01
In one RCT, both treatments were given for 2 weeks; in the other RCT, terbenafine was given for 2 weeks and itraconazole was given for 4 weeks
Not significant