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43 questions · 43 findings · 6 reviews · Airways

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 4 · 9.3%Very low 4 · 9.3%Low 9 · 20.9%Moderate 17 · 39.5%High 9 · 20.9%

Tiotropium vs ipratropium

Mortality (all‐cause) · chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Participants in included studies had an average baseline FEV1 of around 40% predicted and…

Tiotropium showed no clear difference in mortality (all‐cause) compared with ipratropium (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tiotropium vs placebo

Quality of life: number of participants with clinically significant improvement (≥ 4 units) in SGRQ total score · people with COPD who have smoked for ≥ 10 pack‐years

Tiotropium leads to higher number of patients with a clinically significant improvement (≥ 4… compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tiotropium vs placebo

Number of patients with a clinically significant worsening (≥ 4 units) in quality of life (SGRQ) · people with COPD who have smoked for ≥ 10 pack‐years

Tiotropium leads to lower number of patients with a clinically significant worsening (≥ 4… compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tiotropium vs placebo

Exacerbations (number of people experiencing ≥ 1 exacerbations) · people with COPD who have smoked for ≥ 10 pack‐years

Tiotropium leads to lower number of patients with one or more exacerbations compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tiotropium vs placebo

Hospital admissions due to exacerbations: number of participants · people with COPD who have smoked for ≥ 10 pack‐years

Tiotropium showed no clear difference in number of patients with one or more exacerbations requiring… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tiotropium vs long‐acting beta‐agonists

Hospitalisations, number of participants with 1 or more exacerbations · patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and > 10 pack years smoking history

Tiotropium probably leads to lower patients with 1 or more exacerbations compared with long‐acting beta‐agonists (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tiotropium vs long‐acting beta‐agonists

Mortality (all‐cause) · patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and > 10 pack years smoking history

It is very uncertain whether tiotropium changes mortality (all‐cause) compared with long‐acting beta‐agonists (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Long‐acting beta2‐agonist plus tiotropium vs tiotropium

Quality of life SGRQ responder analysis at 6 months · addition to tiotropium versus either tiotropium or LABA alone for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Long‐acting beta2‐agonist plus tiotropium probably leads to higher quality of life SGRQ responder analysis at 6 months compared with tiotropium alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review