TY - JOUR T1 - Review: 3 to 7 months of prednisone is more effective than 2 months in children with steroid responsive nephrotic syndrome JF - Evidence Based Medicine JO - Evid Based Med SP - 22 LP - 22 DO - 10.1136/ebm.6.1.22 VL - 6 IS - 1 A2 - , Y1 - 2001/01/01 UR - http://ebm.bmj.com/content/6/1/22.abstract N2 - (2000) Arch Dis Child 83, 45. Hodson EM, Knight JF, Willis NS. , et al.. Corticosteroid therapy in nephrotic syndrome: a meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.. Jul;. :. –51.OpenUrlAbstract/FREE Full Text
 
 QUESTION: In children with steroid responsive nephrotic syndrome (SRNS), what is the optimal corticosteroid regimen? Studies were identified by searching Medline (1966 to July 1998), EMBASE/Excerpta Medica (1988 to July 1998), and the Cochrane Controlled Trials Register (1998); scanning reference lists of relevant articles, nephrology textbooks, and proceedings of scientific meetings; and contacting investigators. 2 reviewers independently selected studies if they were randomised or quasirandomised controlled trials, involved children who were 3 months to 18 years of age and had initial or subsequent episodes of SRNS, compared different regimens of prednisone or other corticosteroid agents, and reported ⩾6 months of follow up data. 2 reviewers independently extracted data on setting, publication year, number of patients in each group, dose and duration of treatments, study methods, … ER -