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. 2019 Apr 19;13:1753466619843426. doi: 10.1177/1753466619843426

Table 3.

Differences between TIO/OLO 5/5 μg and PLA, TIO 5 µg monotherapy, and OLO 5 µg monotherapy for two patient-centred outcomes with response rates and numbers needed to treat.

Study TDI TDI responders (%) NNT (95% CI) SGRQ SGRQ responders (%) NNT (95% CI)
TIO/OLO 5/5µg versus PLA
Singh 1+211 2.1 and 1.2 53.9 versus 26.2 4 (3.1–4.2) −4.89 and −4.59 53.1 versus 31.2 and
51.8 versus 32.6
5 (3.8–5.7)
and
6 (4.2–6.6)
TIO/OLO 5/5µg versus TIO5 µg
Singh 1+211 0.6 and 0.6 53.9 versus 41.0 8 (5.8–11.7) −2.49 and −1.72 53.1 versus 41.7
and
51.8 versus 41.1
9 (6.3–14.2)
and
10 (6.6–15.7)
Buhl 1+212 0.4 54.9 versus 50.6 (NS) 24 (NS) −1.23 57.5 versus 48.7 12 (7.6–22.5)
TIO/OLO 5/5µg versus OLO 5µg
Buhl 1+212 0.4 54.9 versus 48.2 15 (9.0–42.9) −1.69 57.5 versus 44.8 8 (5.9–12.0)

CI, confidence interval; HR-QoL, health-related quality of life; NNT, number needed to treat; NS, nonsignificant; OLO, olodaterol; PLA, placebo; SGRQ, St. George’s respiratory questionnaire score; TDI, Transitional Dyspnea Index; TIO, tiotropium; TIO/OLO, tiotropium/olodaterol fixed-dose combination.

Responders were defined as patients exhibiting a change of 1 unit for TDI and −4 units for SGRQ.32,33