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Each row is one question a systematic review asked: who, what, compared with what, and which outcome, with the effect it found and how certain that is. Words match anywhere in the field.

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856 questions in 87 reviews · Cystic Fibrosis and Genetic Disorders

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No studies 856 · 100%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%

Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.

QuestionEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors vs placebo
All‐cause mortality · people with sickle cell disease
Interventions for chronic kidney disease in people with sickle cell disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Angiotensin‐converting enzyme inhibitors vs placebo
Quality of life · people with sickle cell disease
Interventions for chronic kidney disease in people with sickle cell disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Full‐mouth ultrasonic scaling plus photodynamic therapy vs full‐mouth ultrasonic scaling alone
Change in class of malocclusion · people with thalassaemia
Treatment of dental and orthodontic complications in thalassaemia (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Full‐mouth ultrasonic scaling plus photodynamic therapy vs full‐mouth ultrasonic scaling alone
Resolution or reduction in severity of any other dental complication: reduction in DMFT index · people with thalassaemia
Treatment of dental and orthodontic complications in thalassaemia (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Full‐mouth ultrasonic scaling plus photodynamic therapy vs full‐mouth ultrasonic scaling alone
Resolution or reduction in severity of any other dental complication: reduction in severity of periodontitis (measured by reduction in clinical attachment loss) · people with thalassaemia
Treatment of dental and orthodontic complications in thalassaemia (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Full‐mouth ultrasonic scaling plus photodynamic therapy vs full‐mouth ultrasonic scaling alone
Resolution or reduction in severity of any other dental complication: oral infections (measured by reduction in or resolution of lesions such as periapical cysts, abscesses, or space infections) · people with thalassaemia
Treatment of dental and orthodontic complications in thalassaemia (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Full‐mouth ultrasonic scaling plus photodynamic therapy vs full‐mouth ultrasonic scaling alone
Resolution or reduction in severity of any other dental complication: systemic infections (measured by number of episodes after treatment for dental complications under antibiotic prophylaxis) · people with thalassaemia
Treatment of dental and orthodontic complications in thalassaemia (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Full‐mouth ultrasonic scaling plus photodynamic therapy vs full‐mouth ultrasonic scaling alone
Any other adverse effects related to treatment · people with thalassaemia
Treatment of dental and orthodontic complications in thalassaemia (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Alglucosidase alfa plus clenbuterol vs alglucosidase alfa plus placebo
Infusion reactions · 13 people with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Alglucosidase alfa plus clenbuterol vs alglucosidase alfa plus placebo
Need for respiratory support · 13 people with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Alglucosidase alfa plus clenbuterol vs alglucosidase alfa plus placebo
Use of a walking aid / wheelchair · 13 people with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Alglucosidase alfa plus clenbuterol vs alglucosidase alfa plus placebo
QoL · 13 people with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Alglucosidase alfa plus clenbuterol vs alglucosidase alfa plus placebo
Treatment‐related adverse events · 13 people with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Alglucosidase alfa plus albuterol vs alglucosidase alfa plus placebo
Infusion reactions · 13 people with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Alglucosidase alfa plus albuterol vs alglucosidase alfa plus placebo
Need for respiratory support · 13 people with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Alglucosidase alfa plus albuterol vs alglucosidase alfa plus placebo
Use of a walking aid / wheelchair · 13 people with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Alglucosidase alfa plus albuterol vs alglucosidase alfa plus placebo
QoL · 13 people with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
VAL‐1221 vs alglucosidase alfa
Change in FVC (% predicted) · adults with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
VAL‐1221 vs alglucosidase alfa
Need for respiratory support · adults with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
VAL‐1221 vs alglucosidase alfa
Use of a walking aid/wheelchair · adults with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
VAL‐1221 vs alglucosidase alfa
QoL · adults with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
VAL‐1221 vs alglucosidase alfa
Treatment‐related adverse events · adults with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cipaglucosidase plus miglustat vs alglucosidase alfa plus placebo
Need for respiratory support · adults with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Cipaglucosidase plus miglustat vs alglucosidase alfa plus placebo
Use of a walking aid / wheelchair · adults with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Alglucosidase alfa vs placebo
Need for respiratory support · 90 people with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Avalglucosidase alfa vs alglucosidase alfa
Need for respiratory support · adults with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Avalglucosidase alfa vs alglucosidase alfa
Use of a walking aid / wheelchair · adults with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Alglucosidase alfa vs placebo
Use of a walking aid/wheelchair · 90 people with LOPD
Enzyme replacement therapy for late‐onset Pompe disease (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Motivational interventions to improve adherence to airway clearance treatment for people with CF ‐ self‐selected music vs no music
Frequency of non‐hospitalised respiratory infection · people with CF
Interventions for improving adherence to airway clearance treatment and exercise in people with cystic… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Motivational interventions to improve adherence to airway clearance treatment for people with CF ‐ self‐selected music vs no music
FEV1 % predicted (change from baseline) · people with CF
Interventions for improving adherence to airway clearance treatment and exercise in people with cystic… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Motivational interventions to improve adherence to airway clearance treatment for people with CF ‐ self‐selected music vs no music
FVC % predicted (change from baseline) · people with CF
Interventions for improving adherence to airway clearance treatment and exercise in people with cystic… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Motivational interventions to improve adherence to airway clearance treatment for people with CF ‐ self‐selected music vs no music
QoL (change from baseline) · people with CF
Interventions for improving adherence to airway clearance treatment and exercise in people with cystic… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Motivational interventions to improve adherence to airway clearance treatment for people with CF ‐ self‐selected music vs no music
Exercise capacity (change from baseline) · people with CF
Interventions for improving adherence to airway clearance treatment and exercise in people with cystic… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Motivational interventions to improve adherence to airway clearance treatment for people with CF ‐ specifically‐composed music vs self‐selected music
Frequency of non‐hospitalised respiratory infection · people with CF
Interventions for improving adherence to airway clearance treatment and exercise in people with cystic… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Motivational interventions to improve adherence to airway clearance treatment for people with CF ‐ specifically‐composed music vs self‐selected music
FEV1 % predicted (change from baseline) · people with CF
Interventions for improving adherence to airway clearance treatment and exercise in people with cystic… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Motivational interventions to improve adherence to airway clearance treatment for people with CF ‐ specifically‐composed music vs self‐selected music
FVC % predicted (change from baseline) · people with CF
Interventions for improving adherence to airway clearance treatment and exercise in people with cystic… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Motivational interventions to improve adherence to airway clearance treatment for people with CF ‐ specifically‐composed music vs self‐selected music
QoL (change from baseline) · people with CF
Interventions for improving adherence to airway clearance treatment and exercise in people with cystic… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Motivational interventions to improve adherence to airway clearance treatment for people with CF ‐ specifically‐composed music vs self‐selected music
Exercise capacity (change from baseline) · people with CF
Interventions for improving adherence to airway clearance treatment and exercise in people with cystic… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Frequency of hospitalisation for respiratory infection · people with CF
Interventions for improving adherence to airway clearance treatment and exercise in people with cystic… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Intervention NR
Frequency of non‐hospitalised respiratory infection · people with CF
Interventions for improving adherence to airway clearance treatment and exercise in people with cystic… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Motivational interventions to improve adherence to airway clearance treatment for people with CF ‐ specifically‐composed music vs no music
Frequency of non‐hospitalised respiratory infection · people with CF
Interventions for improving adherence to airway clearance treatment and exercise in people with cystic… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Motivational interventions to improve adherence to airway clearance treatment for people with CF ‐ specifically‐composed music vs no music
FEV1 % predicted (change from baseline) · people with CF
Interventions for improving adherence to airway clearance treatment and exercise in people with cystic… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Motivational interventions to improve adherence to airway clearance treatment for people with CF ‐ specifically‐composed music vs no music
FVC % predicted (change from baseline) · people with CF
Interventions for improving adherence to airway clearance treatment and exercise in people with cystic… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Motivational interventions to improve adherence to airway clearance treatment for people with CF ‐ specifically‐composed music vs no music
QoL (change from baseline) · people with CF
Interventions for improving adherence to airway clearance treatment and exercise in people with cystic… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Motivational interventions to improve adherence to airway clearance treatment for people with CF ‐ specifically‐composed music vs no music
Exercise capacity (change from baseline) · people with CF
Interventions for improving adherence to airway clearance treatment and exercise in people with cystic… (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Digital technology (TIM) vs standard treatment (TBM)
Treatment burden · children aged 5 to 16 years
Digital technology for monitoring adherence to inhaled therapies in people with cystic fibrosis (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Digital technology (TIM) vs standard treatment (TBM)
QoL · children aged 5 to 16 years
Digital technology for monitoring adherence to inhaled therapies in people with cystic fibrosis (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Digital technology (TIM) vs standard treatment (TBM)
Number of pulmonary exacerbations · children aged 5 to 16 years
Digital technology for monitoring adherence to inhaled therapies in people with cystic fibrosis (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: psychological interventions vs an active comparator
Treatment‐related adverse events Anxiety · adults (aged 16 years and over) with CF
Psychological interventions for improving adherence to inhaled therapies in people with cystic fibrosis (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Summary of findings: psychological interventions vs an active comparator
Treatment‐related adverse events Depression · adults (aged 16 years and over) with CF
Psychological interventions for improving adherence to inhaled therapies in people with cystic fibrosis (2023) · Cochrane
no estimate extractedNRNo studies