Findings

What do systematic reviews say?

1 questions · 2 findings · 1 reviews

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 50%Low 1 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Rate of exacerbations requiring systemic corticosteroids · adults with asthma

It is very uncertain whether ICS dose reduction changes exacerbation requiring OCS compared with no change (very low certainty).

2 findings from 1 review

Stepping down the dose of inhaled corticosteroids for adults with asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.86 [0.16, 21.09]
2 studies · 261 participants
Very low
Stepping down the dose of inhaled corticosteroids for adults with asthma 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
OR 1.31 [0.82, 2.08]
2 studies · 569 participants
Low