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. 2013 Oct 2;2013(10):CD003564. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003564.pub3

Vasquez 1984 Salb 400.

Methods Study design: Randomized, double blind, parallel groups
Study location: Spain
Wash‐out: Not applicable
Exercise challenge: Free running 5‐8 min at max speed (around 170 bpm)
Criteria for EIB diagnosis: FEV1 fall >15% after exercise challenge
Participants Number of subjects: 25
% of males: Not reported
Age range: Not reported
Ethnicity: Not reported
Withdrawal or drop out: 0
Interventions Drug administration: Single dose
Time of exercise challenge after drug administration: 15 min.
Intervention: Salbutamol 400 mcg
Control: Placebo
Other drug arms: Disodium cromoglycate 200 mcg; Ipratropium bromide 40 mcg;
Concomitant inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) treatment: Not reported
Outcomes Primary available: Max FEV1 % fall; % protection;
Secondary available: Number of patients with a max FEV1 % fall <15%; Max MEF50 % fall;
Notes  
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