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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

2,234 questions · 2,325 findings · 216 reviews · Airways

No studies found 249 · 10.7%GRADE not reported 107 · 4.6%Very low 276 · 11.9%Low 751 · 32.3%Moderate 718 · 30.9%High 224 · 9.6%

Non‐invasive ventilation during exercise training vs exercise training alone or exercise training with sham non‐invasive ventilation

Physical activity: not measured · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Tiotropium vs placebo

Quality of life: number of participants with clinically significant improvement (≥ 4 units) in SGRQ total score · people with COPD who have smoked for ≥ 10 pack‐years

Tiotropium leads to higher number of patients with a clinically significant improvement (≥ 4… compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tiotropium vs placebo

Number of patients with a clinically significant worsening (≥ 4 units) in quality of life (SGRQ) · people with COPD who have smoked for ≥ 10 pack‐years

Tiotropium leads to lower number of patients with a clinically significant worsening (≥ 4… compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tiotropium vs placebo

Exacerbations (number of people experiencing ≥ 1 exacerbations) · people with COPD who have smoked for ≥ 10 pack‐years

Tiotropium leads to lower number of patients with one or more exacerbations compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Tiotropium vs placebo

Hospital admissions due to exacerbations: number of participants · people with COPD who have smoked for ≥ 10 pack‐years

Tiotropium showed no clear difference in number of patients with one or more exacerbations requiring… compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review