Cochrane · systematic review · CD009910
Bronchial thermoplasty for moderate or severe persistent asthma in adults
Torrego, A, Solà, I, Munoz, AM, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2014 · Cochrane Library
AirwaysAMSTAR 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
6
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 1 · 16.7%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 16.7%Moderate 3 · 50%High 1 · 16.7%
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
Bronchial thermoplasty compared with any active control for persistent asthma in adults
Population: adult patients with asthma
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Quality of life (AQLQ) AQLQ scores1. Scale from 1 to 7 Bronchial thermoplasty vs any active control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 429 participants | Moderate |
Asthma control (ACQ) ACQ scores. Scale from 0 to 36 Bronchial thermoplasty vs any active control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 429 participants | Moderate |
Number of exacerbations Bronchial thermoplasty vs any active control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 409 participants | Ungraded |
Participants admitted to hospital because of respiratory adverse events (treatment period) Bronchial thermoplasty vs any active control | RR 3.5 [1.26, 9.68] | 3 studies · 429 participants | High |
Participants admitted to hospital because of respiratory adverse events (post‐treatment period) Bronchial thermoplasty vs any active control | RR 1.12 [0.44, 2.85] | 3 studies · 429 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |
Use of rescue medication Short‐acting bronchodilator puffs per week Bronchial thermoplasty vs any active control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 429 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |