What do systematic reviews say?

Exercise vs no treatment

It is very uncertain whether physical exercise changes quality of life VEINES‐QOL/SF‐36/CIVIQ‐20 (lower is better) compared with no treatment (very low certainty).

• Physical exercise for the treatment of non‐ulcerated chronic venous insufficiency 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 4.6
  2 studies · 61 participants
  Very low

Exercise vs no treatment

It is very uncertain whether physical exercise changes muscle strength assessed by: heel lifts (higher is better) compared with no treatment (very low certainty).

• Physical exercise for the treatment of non‐ulcerated chronic venous insufficiency 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 3.1
  3 studies · 89 participants
  Very low

Physical exercise training vs control

• Exercise training for bronchiectasis 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 161 participants
  Low

Physical exercise training vs control

• Exercise training for bronchiectasis 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 27 participants
  Low

Physical exercise training vs control

• Exercise training for bronchiectasis 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 76 participants
  Low

Physical exercise training vs control

• Exercise training for bronchiectasis 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 39 participants
  Low

Physical exercise training vs control

• Exercise training for bronchiectasis 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 27 participants
  Very low

Physical exercise training vs control

• Exercise training for bronchiectasis 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 19 participants
  Very low

Physical exercise training vs control

• Exercise training for bronchiectasis 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 19 participants
  Very low

Physical exercise training vs control

• Exercise training for bronchiectasis 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 110 participants
  Low

Physical exercise training vs control

• Exercise training for bronchiectasis 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 103 participants
  Moderate

Physical exercise training vs control

• Exercise training for bronchiectasis 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 27 participants
  Low

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs no exercise

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation showed no clear difference in all‐cause mortality compared with 'no exercise' control (moderate certainty).

• Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.87 [0.73, 1.04]
  25 studies · 8823 participants
  Moderate

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs no exercise

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation showed no clear difference in cardiovascular mortality compared with 'no exercise' control (moderate certainty).

• Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.88 [0.68, 1.14]
  15 studies · 5360 participants
  Moderate

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs no exercise

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation leads to lower fatal and/or non‐fatal MI compared with 'no exercise' control (high certainty).

• Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.72 [0.55, 0.93]
  22 studies · 7423 participants
  High

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs no exercise

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation showed no clear difference in revascularisation ‐ CABG compared with 'no exercise' control (high certainty).

• Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.99 [0.78, 1.27]
  20 studies · 4473 participants
  High

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs no exercise

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation showed no clear difference in revascularisation ‐ PCI compared with 'no exercise' control (moderate certainty).

• Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.86 [0.63, 1.19]
  13 studies · 3465 participants
  Moderate

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs no exercise

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation probably leads to lower all‐cause hospital admissions compared with 'no exercise' control (moderate certainty).

• Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.58 [0.43, 0.77]
  14 studies · 2030 participants
  Moderate

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs no exercise

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation showed no clear difference in cardiovascular hospital admissions compared with 'no exercise' control (low certainty).

• Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for coronary heart disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.8 [0.41, 1.59]
  6 studies · 1087 participants
  Low

Aerobic exercise and strength training vs no exercise or placebo exercise

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Exercise training for adults undergoing maintenance dialysis 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found