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Dual combination therapy versus long-acting bronchodilators alone for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a
Yuji Oba1, Mona Pathak2, Tinashe Maduke1
1Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO, USA.
Objectives:
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To assess the comparative efficacy and safety of fixed-dose dual inhalers (i.e. LABA/LAMA versus ICS/LABA) and combination therapies versus LABA or LAMA monotherapy in individuals with moderate to very severe COPD, using network meta-analysis, and to rank these treatments based on their efficacy and safety.
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