Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2015
Identifier
PMCID: PMC4746770 DOI: 10.1186/s13601-016-0094-y
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) is in the process of developing the EAACI Guidelines for Allergen Immunotherapy (AIT) for Allergic Asthma. We seek to critically assess the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness and safety of AIT in the management of allergic asthma.
METHODS: We will undertake a systematic review, which will involve searching international biomedical databases for published, in progress and unpublished evidence. Studies will be independently screened against pre-defined eligibility criteria and critically appraised using established instruments. Data will be descriptively and, if possible and appropriate, quantitatively synthesised.
DISCUSSION: The findings from this review will be used to inform the development of recommendations for EAACI's Guidelines on AIT.
Journal Title
Clin Transl Allergy
Volume
6
First Page
5
Last Page
5
MeSH Keywords
Allergens; Desensitization, Immunologic; Sublingual Immunotherapy; Asthma
Keywords
Allergen immunotherapy; Allergic asthma; Allergy; Disease-modifying; Respiratory allergy
Recommended Citation
Dhami, S., Nurmatov, U., Agache, I., Lau, S., Muraro, A., Jutel, M., Roberts, G., Akdis, C., Bonini, M., Calderon, M., Casale, T., Cavkaytar, O., Cox, L., Demoly, P., Flood, B., Hamelmann, E., Izuhara, K., Kalayci, Ö., Kleine-Tebbe, J., Nieto, A., Papadopoulos, N., Pfaar, O., Rosenwasser, L., Ryan, D., Schmidt-Weber, C., Szefler, S., Wahn, U., van Wijk, R., Wilkinson, J., Sheikh, A. Allergen immunotherapy for allergic asthma: protocol for a systematic review. Clin Transl Allergy 6, 5-5 (2015).
