Comparison 5. Photodynamic therapy versus cryotherapy.

Outcome or subgroup title	No. of studies	No. of participants	Statistical method	Effect size
1 Number of lesions that cleared after first cycle of treatment	2		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
1.1 MAL‐PDT versus cryotherapy	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
1.2 ALA‐PDT versus cryotherapy	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
2 Recurrence at 12 months	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
2.1 MAL‐PDT versus cryotherapy	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3 Number of lesions that cleared after second treatment cycle	2		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
3.1 MAL‐PDT versus cryotherapy	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
3.2 ALA‐PDT versus cryotherapy	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
4 Number of participants with a good cosmetic outcome (12 months)	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
4.1 MAL‐PDT versus cryotherapy	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
5 Number of lesions treated where pain is reported	2		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
5.1 MAL‐PDT versus cryotherapy	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
5.2 ALA‐PDT versus cryotherapy	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]
6 Number of adverse events > = 1 in participants	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	Totals not selected
6.1 MAL‐PDT versus cryotherapy	1		Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI)	0.0 [0.0, 0.0]