Ref (type) | Population | Outcome, Interventions | Results and statistical analysis | Effect size | Favours |
Adverse effects | |||||
Systematic review |
88 women Data from 1 RCT |
Proportion of women with hypertension
13% with prednisolone plus low-dose aspirin (100 mg/day) 5% with placebo Absolute numbers not reported |
P = 0.05 |
Not significant | |
Systematic review |
202 women, including 88 women with antiphospholipid syndrome Data from 1 RCT |
Proportion of women with gestational diabetes
15/101 (15%) with prednisolone plus low-dose aspirin (100 mg/day) 5/101 (5%) with placebo |
RR 3.0 95% CI 1.1 to 7.9 |
Moderate effect size | placebo |
Systematic review |
202 women, including 88 women with antiphospholipid syndrome Data from 1 RCT |
Proportion of women who had a preterm birth
41/101 (41%) with prednisolone plus low-dose aspirin (100 mg/day) 7/101 (7%) with placebo |
RR 5.9 95% CI 2.8 to 12.4 |
Large effect size | placebo |
Systematic review |
202 women, including 88 women with antiphospholipid syndrome Data from 1 RCT |
Proportion of babies admitted to neonatal ICU
18/101 (18%) with prednisolone plus low-dose aspirin (100 mg/day) 2/101 (2%) with placebo |
RR 9.0 95% CI 2.1 to 37.8 |
Large effect size | placebo |