nma.baker2009 {rnmamod}

Pharmacological interventions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Description

A dataset of 21 trials comparing seven pharmacologic interventions with each other and placebo in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The exacerbation of COPD is the analysed binary outcome.

Usage

data(nma.baker2009)

Format

A data-frame with 21 rows of arm-based data and 17 columns (maximum number of 4 arms).

Details

The interventions have been coded as follows: 1, placebo; 2, budesonide; 3, budesonide plus formoterol; 4, fluticasone; 5, fluticasone plus salmeterol; 6, formoterol; 7, salmeterol; and 8, tiotropium.

Source

Baker WL, Baker EL, Coleman CI. Pharmacologic treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a mixed-treatment comparison meta-analysis. Pharmacotherapy 2009;29(8):891–905. doi: 10.1592/phco.29.8.891