Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria :(1) Placebo-controlled RCTS of fluticasone furoate and fluticasone propionate;
(2) Patients with chronic asthma (mild, moderate, and severe persistent asthma) and older than 12 years;
(3) The trough FEV1 or change from the baseline in trough FEV1 were reported and provided as tables or graphics;
(4) Published in English;
Exclusion criteria :
(1) Studies on other asthma phenotypes, such as acute asthma, exercise-induced asthma, allergen-induced asthma, or aspirin-induced asthma;
(2) Crossover studies that did not report the efficacy of the first cycle.
Details of
search and inclusion
Literature search : Databases : PubMed and Embase
Search deadline : Nov 20, 2019.
Language was limited to English.
The terms used : “adult”, “adolescents”, “asthma”, “fluticasone furoate” and “fluticasone propionate” .
Literature inclusion and exclusion:
A total of 747 literatures were identified
679 literatures were screened
38 literatures were assessed for eligibility
14 studies were included in the analysis.
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