Cochrane · systematic review · CD009552

Tiotropium versus ipratropium bromide for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Cheyne, L, Irvin‐Sellers, MJ, White, J · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library

Airways2 versionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 4 · 57.1%High 3 · 42.9%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

Questions and results

Current version only

Tiotropium versus ipratropium for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Population: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Participants in included studies had an average baseline FEV1 of around 40% predicted and are regarded as having moderate to severe COPD
CD009552.PUB3 (current) · 7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Change in baseline trough FEV1
Tiotropium vs ipratropium
no estimate extracted2 studies · 1073 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency
All‐cause serious adverse events
Tiotropium vs ipratropium
OR 0.5 [0.34, 0.73]2 studies · 1073 participantsHigh
Hospital admissions (all‐cause)
Tiotropium vs ipratropium
OR 0.34 [0.15, 0.76]1 study · 538 participantsModerate
Mortality (all‐cause)
Tiotropium vs ipratropium
OR 1.39 [0.44, 4.39]2 studies · 1073 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency
Quality of life (
Tiotropium vs ipratropium
no estimate extracted1 study · 535 participantsModerate
Patients with one or more exacerbations
Tiotropium vs ipratropium
OR 0.71 [0.52, 0.95]2 studies · 1073 participantsHigh
Withdrawals
Tiotropium vs ipratropium
OR 0.58 [0.41, 0.83]2 studies · 1073 participantsHigh

Tiotropium versus ipratropium for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Population: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Participants in included studies had an average baseline FEV1 of around 40% predicted and are regarded as having moderate to severe COPD
CD009552.PUB2 · 7 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Change in baseline trough FEV1
Tiotropium vs ipratropium
no estimate extracted2 studies · 1073 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency
All‐cause serious adverse events
Tiotropium vs ipratropium
OR 0.5 [0.34, 0.73]2 studies · 1073 participantsHigh
Hospital admissions (all‐cause)
Tiotropium vs ipratropium
OR 0.34 [0.15, 0.76]1 study · 538 participantsModerate
Mortality (all‐cause)
Tiotropium vs ipratropium
OR 1.39 [0.44, 4.39]2 studies · 1073 participantsModerate
Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency
Quality of life (
Tiotropium vs ipratropium
no estimate extracted1 study · 535 participantsModerate
Patients with one or more exacerbations
Tiotropium vs ipratropium
OR 0.71 [0.52, 0.95]2 studies · 1073 participantsHigh
Withdrawals
Tiotropium vs ipratropium
OR 0.58 [0.41, 0.83]2 studies · 1073 participantsHigh