Database	Search performed	Search strategy
Cochrane Hepato‐Biliary Controlled Trials Register	January 2019	(glucocortico* or steroid* or dexamethasone or prednis* or hydrocortisone or corticosteroid* or cortiso* or budesonide* or beclomethasone*) AND (alcohol* and (liver or hepati*))
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) in the Cochrane Library	Issue 1, 2019	#1 MeSH descriptor: [Adrenal Cortex Hormones] explode all trees #2 (glucocortico* or steroid* or dexamethasone or prednis* or hydrocortisone or corticosteroid* or cortiso* or budesonide* or beclomethasone*) #3 #1 or #2 #4 MeSH descriptor: [Hepatitis, Alcoholic] explode all trees #5 (alcohol* and (liver or hepati*)) #6 #4 or #5 #7 #3 and #6
MEDLINE Ovid	1946 to January 2019	1. exp Adrenal Cortex Hormones/ 2. (glucocortico* or steroid* or dexamethasone or prednis* or hydrocortisone or corticosteroid* or cortiso* or budesonide* or beclomethasone*).mp. [mp=title, abstract, original title, name of substance word, subject heading word, keyword heading word, protocol supplementary concept word, rare disease supplementary concept word, unique identifier] 3. 1 or 2 4. exp Hepatitis, Alcoholic/ 5. (alcohol* and (liver or hepati*)).mp. [mp=title, abstract, original title, name of substance word, subject heading word, keyword heading word, protocol supplementary concept word, rare disease supplementary concept word, unique identifier] 6. 4 or 5 7. 3 and 6 8. (random* or blind* or placebo* or meta‐analys*).mp. [mp=title, abstract, original title, name of substance word, subject heading word, keyword heading word, protocol supplementary concept word, rare disease supplementary concept word, unique identifier] 9. 7 and 8
Embase Ovid	1974 to January 2019	1. exp corticosteroid/ 2. (glucocortico* or steroid* or dexamethasone or prednis* or hydrocortisone or corticosteroid* or cortiso* or budesonide* or beclomethasone*).mp. [mp=title, abstract, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer, device trade name, keyword] 3. 1 or 2 4. exp alcohol liver disease/ 5. (alcohol* and (liver or hepati*)).mp. [mp=title, abstract, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer, device trade name, keyword] 6. 4 or 5 7. 3 and 6 8. (random* or blind* or placebo* or meta‐analys*).mp. [mp=title, abstract, heading word, drug trade name, original title, device manufacturer, drug manufacturer, device trade name, keyword] 9. 7 and 8
Science Citation Index Expanded (Web of Science)	1900 to January 2019	#5 217 #4 AND #3 #4 1,347,943 TS=(random* or blind* or placebo* or meta‐analys*) #3 1,060 #2 AND #1 #2 36,574 TS=(alcohol* and (liver or hepati*)) #1 425,242 TS=(glucocortico* or steroid* or dexamethasone or prednis* or hydrocortisone or corticosteroid* or cortiso* or budesonide* or beclomethasone*)
eLibrary	1999 to January 2019	(glucocortico* or steroid* or dexamethasone or prednis* or hydrocortisone or corticosteroid* or budesonide*) AND (alcohol* and (liver or hepati*))