| Methods |
DESIGN Parallel‐group
METHODOLOGICAL QUALITY Chalmers score 31/95; Jadad score 3
WITHDRAWALS/ DROPOUTS 5 |
| Participants |
SETTING Hospital outpatients?
AGE 1 to 4 years
INCLUSION CRITERIA Recurrent wheezy bronchitis demanding treatment at least once a month during preceding winter or later
N = 59 |
| Interventions |
4 to 8 weeks baseline
10 weeks treatment
3 dd 20 mg
Nebulised |
| Outcomes |
Day wheezing
Day cough
Sleep disturbance
Bronchodilator use
Hospital admissions |
| Notes |
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| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Adequate sequence generation? |
Unclear risk |
Not mentioned |
| Allocation concealment? |
Unclear risk |
Not mentioned |
| Blinding?
All outcomes |
Low risk |
Quote: 'double‐blind' |
| Incomplete outcome data addressed?
All outcomes |
Low risk |
10 weeks: 5/59 missing, reasons provided, well balanced across groups |
| Free of selective reporting? |
Unclear risk |
Protocol not available |
| Free of other bias? |
Unclear risk |
Unclear |
