Question · asked by 1 review
Oral steroids vs placebo: Hearing ‐ return to normal *Ventilation tubes versus laser myringotomy (6 to 12 months ‐ medium‐term) Adjusted for non‐independence of within‐individual measurements Assumed ICC of 0.5 № of participants: 132 (2 RCTs)
- Population
- children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME)
- Intervention
- Oral steroids
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Hearing ‐ return to normal *Ventilation tubes versus laser myringotomy (6 to 12 months ‐ medium‐term) Adjusted for non‐independence of within‐individual measurements Assumed ICC of 0.5 № of participants: 132 (2 RCTs)
Oral steroids showed no clear difference in hearing ‐ return to normal hearing compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Oral steroids vs placebo Hearing ‐ return to normal hearing · children aged 6 months to 12 years with otitis media with effusion (OME) Oral steroids showed no clear difference in hearing ‐ return to normal hearing compared with placebo (moderate certainty). Topical and oral steroids for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.14 [0.97, 1.33] | Not reported | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topical and oral steroids for otitis media with effusion (OME) in children 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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