Number of participants experiencing one or more episode requiring treatment with oral steroids · children with asthma
Anti‐leukotrienes & ICS may leads to lower participants with one or more exacerbations requiring oral… compared with same dose ICS (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of participants experiencing one or more episode requiring treatment with oral steroids · children with asthma
Anti‐leukotrienes & ICS may leads to lower participants with one or more exacerbations requiring oral… compared with higher dose ICS (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of participants experiencing one or more episode requiring treatment with oral steroids · Children and adults with persistent asthma.
Intermittent 'as needed' ICS showed no clear difference in patients with 1 or more exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids… compared with daily ICS (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mean daily use of oral corticosteroids per person per day · people with asthma
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Number of participants requiring oral corticosteroids over the study period · Adults from minority groups with doctor diagnosed asthma
It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes number of participants requiring oral corticosteroids over the study… (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Courses of oral corticosteroids · acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids 7.3‐month · people with asthma
The intervention showed no clear difference in exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids 7.3‐month (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids3 months · adults or children with asthma
The intervention showed no clear difference in exacerbations requiring oral corticosteroids3 months (low 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
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
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
Intervention not reported
Asthma exacerbation as defined by hospital admission or treatment with a course of oral corticosteroids · participants with asthma
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Intervention not reported
Asthma exacerbation as defined by hospital admission or treatment with a course of oral corticosteroids · participants with exercise‐induced 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 a course of oral or inhaled corticosteroids or emergency department visits · people with asthma
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
Intervention not reported
Exacerbations requiring a course of oral corticosteroids · children and adolescents aged 18 years and under studies with asthma
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Asthma relapse1at 20 to 24 days · predominantly adults with acute asthma following emergency department discharge
Any ICS plus oral corticosteroid showed no clear difference in asthma relapse1at 20 to 24 days compared with oral corticosteroid (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hospital admissions · predominantly adults with acute asthma following emergency department discharge
Any ICS plus oral corticosteroid showed no clear difference in hospital admission compared with oral corticosteroid (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hoarseness at 20 to 24 days · predominantly adults with acute asthma following emergency department discharge
Any ICS plus oral corticosteroid showed no clear difference in hoarseness at 20 to 24 days compared with oral corticosteroid (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mean exacerbations requiring a course of oral corticosteroids · children with asthma
1 finding from 1 review
Mean exacerbations requiring a course of oral corticosteroids · patients with children with asthma
1 finding from 1 review