Budesonide 6 mg showed no clear difference in continued remission at 3 months compared with placebo (low certainty).
Budesonide 9 mg showed no clear difference in continued remission at 12 months compared with budesonide 6 mg (moderate certainty).
Budesonide 9 mg showed no clear difference in continued remission at 12 months compared with prednisolone 40 mg (low certainty).
It is very uncertain whether budesonide 6 mg changes continued remission at 12 months compared with mesalamine 3 g (very low certainty).
Budesonide 3 mg probably leads to higher continued remission at 3 months compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
Budesonide 6 mg showed no clear difference in continued remission at 3 months compared with budesonide 3 mg (moderate certainty).
It is very uncertain whether budesonide 6‐9 mg changes continued remission at 12 months compared with azathioprine 2‐2.5 mg/kg (very low certainty).