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
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
Hospital admissions due to exacerbations: number of participants · children with asthma
Anti‐leukotrienes & ICS may leads to higher participants with exacerbations requiring hospital admission compared with higher dose ICS (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Mean exacerbations requiring a course of oral corticosteroids · adults with asthma
ICS + LAMA add‐on showed no clear difference in exacerbations requiring a course of OCSa 14 weeks compared with ICS dose increase (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
AQLQ score (Scale 1 to 7, where 1 = severely impaired and 7 = no impairment) · adults with asthma
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
1 study · 1 participants
Low
SAEs · adults with asthma
ICS + LAMA add‐on showed no clear difference in SAEs (all cause) compared with ICS dose increase (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Exacerbations needing hospitalisation · adults with asthma
ICS + LAMA add‐on showed no clear difference in exacerbations requiring hospitalisation 14 weeks compared with ICS dose increase (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Exacerbations leading to ED visits · adults with asthma
ICS + LAMA add‐on showed no clear difference in exacerbations requiring ED visit 14 weeks compared with ICS dose increase (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
FEV1 · adults with asthma
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
1 study · 1 participants
Moderate
ACQ score Scale = 0 to 6 (0 = no impairment; 6 = maximum impairment) · adults with asthma
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
1 study · 1 participants
Low