Symptoms · Children with otitis media with effusion
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse effects [2 weeks to 6 months] · Children with otitis media with effusion
Summary of findings: oral steroids plus antibiotic showed no clear difference in adverse effects [2 weeks to 6 months] compared with control plus antibiotic (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Hearing loss · Children with otitis media with effusion
Summary of findings: oral steroids plus antibiotic showed no clear difference in hearing loss [2 months]1 compared with control plus antibiotic (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OME resolution at short‐term · Children with otitis media with effusion
Summary of findings: oral steroids plus antibiotic leads to higher OME resolution at short‐term compared with control plus antibiotic (high certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
OME resolution at intermediate‐term · Children with otitis media with effusion
1 finding from 1 review
Courses of oral corticosteroids · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Self‐management interventions including action plans for exacerbations showed no clear difference in courses of oral steroids compared with usual care (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mean exacerbations requiring a course of oral corticosteroids · adults and adolescents 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
Number of participants experiencing one or more episode requiring treatment with oral steroids · episodic viral wheeze in children
Maintenance LTRA showed no clear difference in number of participants experiencing one or more episode requiring… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Number of participants experiencing one or more episode requiring treatment with oral steroids · episodic viral wheeze in children
Intermittent LTRA showed no clear difference in number of participants experiencing one or more episode requiring… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mean exacerbations requiring a course of oral corticosteroids · asthmatics with sensitivity to house dust mite
MHRV showed no clear difference in exacerbations needing oral steroids compared with placebo (moderate 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
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
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
Moderate exacerbations (course of antibiotics or oral steroids) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Long‐acting beta2‐agonists probably leads to lower moderate exacerbations (course of antibiotics or oral steroids) compared with placebo (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Short‐term visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 ≤ 2 weeks after treatment; oral corticosteroids · people with traumatic hyphema
Systemic or topical corticosteroids showed no clear difference in short‐term visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 ≤ 2 weeks after… compared with placebo or control treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Final visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 at end of treatment; oral corticosteroids · people with traumatic hyphema
Systemic or topical corticosteroids showed no clear difference in final visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 at end of treatment;… compared with placebo or control treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Time to resolution of primary hemorrhage · people with traumatic hyphema
1 finding from 1 review
Risk of secondary hemorrhage; oral corticosteroids · people with traumatic hyphema
Systemic or topical corticosteroids may leads to lower risk of secondary hemorrhage; oral corticosteroids compared with placebo or control treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Proportion of patients with resolution or improved symptoms at days 3 to 7 · patients with acute sinusitis
Oral corticosteroids probably leads to higher proportion of patients with resolution or improved symptoms at days… compared with placebo or NSAID (moderate certainty).
3 findings from 1 review
RR 1.33 [1.09, 1.62]
5 studies · 1043 participants
Moderate
RR 1.4 [1.08, 1.81]
4 studies · 869 participants
Low
RR 1.12 [0.87, 1.44]
1 study · 174 participants
Moderate
Proportion of patients with resolution or improved symptoms at days 4 to 14 · patients with acute sinusitis
Oral corticosteroids probably leads to higher proportion of patients with resolution or improved symptoms at days… compared with placebo or NSAID (moderate certainty).
2 findings from 1 review