Efficacy and safety of oral corticosteroids to treat outpatients with acute exacerbations of COPD in primary care: a multicentre pragmatic randomised controlled study

Aim To compare prednisone and placebo for the treatment of outpatients treated for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in a primary care setting. Methods A multicentre, parallel, double-blind, pragmatic randomised controlled trial was performed in France. A total of 6...

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Published in:	ERJ Open Research
Main Authors:	Jean-Laurent Thebault, Nicolas Roche, Hendy Abdoul, Alain Lorenzo, Thomas Similowski, Christian Ghasarossian
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	European Respiratory Society 2023-09-01
Online Access:	http://openres.ersjournals.com/content/9/5/00057-2023.full