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Bronchial thermoplasty vs active control

Health‐related quality of life (AQLQ)Scale from: 1‐7 (higher is better) · adults with asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Bronchial thermoplasty for moderate or severe persistent asthma in adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 429 participants
Moderate

Bronchial thermoplasty vs active control

Asthma control · adults with asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Bronchial thermoplasty for moderate or severe persistent asthma in adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 429 participants
Moderate

Bronchial thermoplasty vs active control

Exacerbations · adults with asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Bronchial thermoplasty for moderate or severe persistent asthma in adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 409 participants
GRADE not reported

Bronchial thermoplasty vs active control

Participants admitted to hospital because of respiratory adverse events (treatment period) · adults with asthma

Bronchial thermoplasty leads to higher participants admitted to hospital because of respiratory adverse… compared with any active control (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Bronchial thermoplasty for moderate or severe persistent asthma in adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 3.5 [1.26, 9.68]
3 studies · 429 participants
High

Bronchial thermoplasty vs active control

Participants admitted to hospital because of respiratory adverse events (post‐treatment period) · adults with asthma

Bronchial thermoplasty showed no clear difference in participants admitted to hospital because of respiratory adverse… compared with any active control (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Bronchial thermoplasty for moderate or severe persistent asthma in adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.12 [0.44, 2.85]
3 studies · 429 participants
Moderate

Bronchial thermoplasty vs active control

Use of rescue medication · adults with asthma

1 finding from 1 review

Bronchial thermoplasty for moderate or severe persistent asthma in adults 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 429 participants
Low