Efficacy of mometasone furoate nasal spray in the treatment of allergic rhinitis. Meta-analysis of randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trials

Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 63, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1280-1291

  Penagos, M ^b   Compalati, E ^b   Tarantini, F ^b   Baena Cagnani, C E ^b   Passalacqua, G ^b   Canonica, G W ^a,b  

^a DIMI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergic rhinitis; Efficacy; Meta analysis; Mometasone furoate; Randomized controlled trials

Indexed keywords

AZELASTINE; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; FLUTICASONE PROPIONATE; MOMETASONE FUROATE; PLACEBO;

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DATA SYNTHESIS; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HUMAN; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; NASAL PRURITUS; NOSE AIRFLOW; NOSE CONGESTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW; RHINORRHEA; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SNEEZING; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ANTI-ALLERGIC AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; PLACEBOS; PREGNADIENEDIOLS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, PERENNIAL; RHINITIS, ALLERGIC, SEASONAL;

EID: 51349146007     PISSN: 01054538     EISSN: 13989995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2008.01808.x     Document Type: Review

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