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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

539 questions · 553 findings · 58 reviews · Airways

No studies found 37 · 6.7%GRADE not reported 8 · 1.4%Very low 27 · 4.9%Low 161 · 29.1%Moderate 219 · 39.6%High 101 · 18.3%

Umeclidinium bromide vs placebo

Exacerbations requiring steroids or antibiotics or both: number of participants · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Umeclidinium bromide leads to lower number of participants with exacerbations requiring steroids,… compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Umeclidinium bromide vs placebo

Quality of life: number of participants with clinically significant improvement (≥ 4 units) in SGRQ total score · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Umeclidinium bromide probably leads to higher quality of life: number of participants with ≥ 4 units improvement… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Umeclidinium bromide vs placebo

Improvement in symptoms: number of participants with clinically significant improvement: using TDI focal score (≥ 1 unit) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Umeclidinium bromide leads to higher number of participants with ≥ 1 unit improvement in TDI focal score compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Umeclidinium bromide vs placebo

Adverse events (not including serious adverse events): number of participants · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Umeclidinium bromide showed no clear difference in adverse events (not including serious adverse events) compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Indacaterol vs placebo

Quality of life: number of participants with clinically significant improvement (≥ 4 units) in SGRQ total score · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Indacaterol leads to higher number of participants with a clinically significant improvement in… compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Indacaterol vs placebo

Improvement in symptoms: number of participants with clinically significant improvement: using TDI focal score (≥ 1 unit) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Indacaterol leads to higher number of participants with clinically significant improvement in… compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Indacaterol vs placebo

Exacerbations (number of people experiencing ≥ 1 exacerbations) · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Indacaterol leads to lower number of participants experiencing 1 or more exacerbations compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intermittent ICS vs placebo

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