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. 2018 Sep 27;2018(9):CD001506. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001506.pub4

Balinotti 2015.

Methods Prospective, randomised, double‐blind controlled trial.
Duration: 1 year.
Participants Children over 6 years of age with a diagnosis of CF made by 6 months of age.
19 participants randomised: 3 excluded, 9 participants in HS group, 7 participants in IS group.
Interventions Intervention: HS 3% plus 0.25 mg/kg salbutamol 2x daily.
Control: IS 0.9% plus 0.25 mg/kg salbutamol 2x daily.
Outcomes Primary outcome: maximal flow at functional residual capacity (change from baseline).
Secondary outcomes: pulmonary exacerbations, respiratory rate, nutritional status, adverse events.
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