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Internet-based tapering of OCS in severe asthma
The median (25th-75th percentile) dose of prednisone equivalent at study entry was 10 (5-15) mg per day in the internet group and 10 (5-15) mg in the conventional management group, p=0.26. Other baseline characteristics of the study groups were equally similar (Table 2).
Figure 1. Assessment, randomization, and follow-up of the study patients.
Footnote figure 1: Randomization was stratified but without blocking, which explains the unequal number of patients in each study group.
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