CCPT vs ACBT: Annual rate of change in % predicted FVC Subgroup: Under 13 years of age
- Population
- adults and children with cystic fibrosis
- Intervention
- CCPT
- Comparison
- ACBT
- Outcome
- Annual rate of change in % predicted FVC Subgroup: Under 13 years of age
It is very uncertain whether CCPT changes FVC: annual decline in FVC % predicted compared with ACBT (very low certainty).
What each review found
Include earlier review versions| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
CCPT vs ACBT FVC: annual decline in FVC % predicted · children and adults with cystic fibrosis It is very uncertain whether CCPT changes FVC: annual decline in FVC % predicted compared with ACBT (very low certainty). Conventional chest physiotherapy compared to other airway clearance techniques for cystic fibrosis (2023) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | MD 1.8 | 1 study · 63 participants | Very low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conventional chest physiotherapy compared to other airway clearance techniques for cystic fibrosis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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Reviews word the same question differently. Four decision models (TypeSafe's Jev, Liquid AI's d1-ultra, SubQ Snap and Baseten's Elephant) judged each wording of the population, intervention, comparator and outcome against the others; two wordings count as the same when at least three of them agree and none clearly disagrees, and findings count as this question only when all four elements match. Timing, setting and subgroup never split a question: they are shown on each finding.