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Treatments for subacute cough in primary care: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomised clinical trials

Overview of attention for article published in British Journal of General Practice, September 2018
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Title
Treatments for subacute cough in primary care: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomised clinical trials
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British Journal of General Practice, September 2018
DOI 10.3399/bjgp18x698885
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Authors

Benjamin Speich, Anja Thomer, Soheila Aghlmandi, Hannah Ewald, Andreas Zeller, Lars G Hemkens

Abstract

Subacute cough following a non-specific viral infection lasting 3-8 weeks is common. However, despite many treatment options there are no systematic reviews evaluating these. To provide a systematic overview of treatment options and outcomes evaluated in randomised clinical trials (RCTs). Systematic review and meta-analyses assessing the overall effects of any treatment for subacute cough. The authors systematically searched PubMed/MEDLINE and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (last search March 2017) for RCTs in adult patients with subacute cough. The authors considered trials evaluating any outcome of any drug or non-drug treatments, apart from traditional Chinese and Asian medicines. They combined treatment effects on cough-related outcomes in random effects meta-analyses. Six eligible RCTs including 724 patients were identified. These assessed montelukast, salbutamol plus ipratropium bromide, gelatine, fluticasone propionate, budesonide, and nociception opioid 1 receptor agonist and codeine. Five studies reported effects on various cough severity scores at various timepoints. No treatment option was associated with a clear benefit on cough recovery or other patient-relevant outcomes in any of the studies or in meta-analyses for cough outcomes at 14 days and 28 days. Reported adverse events were rather mild and reported for 14% of patients across all treatments. Evidence on treatment options for subacute cough is weak. There is no treatment showing clear patient-relevant benefits in clinical trials.

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Unknown 51 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 7 14%
Student > Master 7 14%
Other 4 8%
Student > Bachelor 4 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 3 6%
Other 12 24%
Unknown 14 27%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 17 33%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 4 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 3 6%
Psychology 2 4%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 4%
Other 7 14%
Unknown 16 31%
Attention Score in Context

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 195. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 29 February 2024.
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#203,568
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#72
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#4,150
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Outputs of similar age from British Journal of General Practice
#3
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