Hills 1976 Salb.
Methods | Study design: Randomized, double blind, cross over Study location: United Kingdom Wash‐out: < 7 days Exercise challenge: Free running for 8 min at max speed Criteria for EIB diagnosis: FEV1 fall >20% after exercise challenge |
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Participants | Number of subjects: 19 % of males: 42% Age range: 5‐15 years Ethnicity: Not reported Withdrawal or drop out: 0 |
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Interventions | Drug administration: Single dose Time of exercise challenge after drug administration: 20 min Intervention: Salbutamol 200 mcg; Salmefamol 200 mcg Control: Placebo Other drug arms: None Concomitant inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) treatment: Allowed |
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Outcomes | Primary available: Max FEV1 % fall; % protection Secondary available: None |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Insufficient information |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Insufficient information |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Double blind study |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Insufficient information |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Insufficient information |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Insufficient information |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Insufficient information |