Total number of withdrawals · episodic viral wheeze in children
Intermittent LTRA showed no clear difference in withdrawals ‐ Total number of withdrawals compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids ‐ School‐age children · School‐aged children and adults
Intermittent ICS showed no clear difference in exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids ‐ School‐age children compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
QoL · Preschool children (<6 years)
1 finding from 1 review
Day time asthma score Standardised mean difference · Preschool children (<6 years)
1 finding from 1 review
Night time asthma score Mean difference · Preschool children (<6 years)
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · Preschool children (<6 years)
Intermittent ICS showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids ‐ adults · School‐aged children and adults
Intermittent ICS showed no clear difference in exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids ‐ adults compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events · School‐aged children and adults
Intermittent ICS showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Day time asthma score Mean difference · School‐aged children and adults
1 finding from 1 review
Night time asthma score Mean difference · School‐aged children and adults
1 finding from 1 review
Adverse events · School‐aged children and adults
Intermittent ICS showed no clear difference in adverse events compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mean exacerbations requiring a course of oral corticosteroids · Preschool children (<6 years)
Intermittent ICS probably leads to lower exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Serious adverse events · Preschool children (<6 years)
Intermittent ICS showed no clear difference in serious adverse events compared with placebo (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital admissions · Preschool children (<6 years)
It is very uncertain whether intermittent ICS changes hospitalisations compared with placebo (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Outcomes · Studies recruited adults and adolescents aged 12 and older with chronic asthma
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Exacerbations needing hospitalisation · Studies recruited adults and adolescents aged 12 and older with chronic asthma
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids ‐ adults · Studies recruited adults and adolescents aged 12 and older with chronic asthma
SiT for maintenance/relief leads to lower patients with exacerbations requiring oral steroids compared with higher‐dose ICS/LABA + SABA (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.75 [0.65, 0.87]
9096 participants
High
Patients with serious adverse events · Studies recruited adults and adolescents aged 12 and older with chronic asthma
SiT for maintenance/relief showed no clear difference in patients with serious adverse events compared with higher‐dose ICS/LABA + SABA (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.92 [0.74, 1.13]
9130 participants
Moderate
Patients with severe exacerbations (requiring hospitalisation or ER visit) · Studies recruited adults and adolescents aged 12 and older with chronic asthma
SiT for maintenance/relief leads to lower patients with severe exacerbations (requiring hospitalisation or ER… compared with higher‐dose ICS/LABA + SABA (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OR 0.72 [0.57, 0.9]
7768 participants
High