Intervention not reported
Mortality · patients with COPD
The intervention leads to lower mortality (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Pneumonia · patients with COPD
The intervention showed no clear difference in pneumonia (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Hospitalisations due to COPD exacerbations · patients with COPD
The intervention showed no clear difference in hospitalisations due to COPD exacerbations (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Adverse events－serious Fluticasone/salmeterol (FPS) versus fluticasone (FP) · patients with COPD
The intervention showed no clear difference in adverse events－serious Fluticasone/salmeterol (FPS) versus… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Adverse events－serious events Budesonide/formoterol (BDF) versus budesonide (BD) · patients with COPD
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes adverse events－serious events Budesonide/formoterol (BDF) versus… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Adverse events－serious Mometasone/formoterol (MF/F) versus Mometasone (MF) · patients with COPD
The intervention showed no clear difference in adverse events－serious Mometasone/formoterol (MF/F) versus… (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital admissions due to exacerbations: number of participants · adults with asthma not well controlled on ICS
160/4.5 mcg BDF single inhaler therapy showed no clear difference in patients with exacerbations causing hospitalisation compared with current best practice (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Withdrawals due to adverse events · adults with asthma not well controlled on ICS
Single inhaler therapy leads to lower discontinuation due to adverse events compared with fixed dose ICS (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids · adults with asthma not well controlled on ICS
160/4.5 mcg BDF single inhaler therapy probably leads to lower patients with exacerbations treated with oral steroids compared with current best practice (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Fatal serious adverse events · adults with asthma not well controlled on ICS
160/4.5 mcg BDF single inhaler therapy showed no clear difference in fatal serious adverse events compared with current best practice (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Non‐fatal serious adverse events · adults with asthma not well controlled on ICS
160/4.5 mcg BDF single inhaler therapy showed no clear difference in serious adverse events (non‐fatal) compared with current best practice (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Withdrawals due to adverse events · adults with asthma not well controlled on ICS
160/4.5 mcg BDF single inhaler therapy probably leads to higher discontinuation due to adverse events compared with current best practice (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital admissions due to exacerbations: number of participants · adults with asthma not well controlled on ICS
Single inhaler therapy showed no clear difference in patients with exacerbations causing hospitalisation compared with fixed dose ICS (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Rate of exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids · adults with asthma not well controlled on ICS
Single inhaler therapy leads to lower patients with exacerbations treated with oral steroids compared with fixed dose ICS (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Fatal serious adverse events · adults with asthma not well controlled on ICS
Single inhaler therapy showed no clear difference in fatal serious adverse events compared with fixed dose ICS (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Non‐fatal serious adverse events · adults with asthma not well controlled on ICS
Single inhaler therapy showed no clear difference in serious adverse events (non‐fatal) compared with fixed dose ICS (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Change in 6‐minute walking distance · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
99 participants
Moderate
Exercise capacity · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
30 participants
High
Exercise capacity (change from baseline) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
30 participants
High
Quality of life St George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) score · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
19 participants
Low