What do systematic reviews say?

Positive pressure therapy vs placebo

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Positive pressure therapy for Ménière’s disease 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs sham CPAP

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Non‐invasive positive airway pressure therapy for improving erectile dysfunction in men with obstructive sleep apnoea 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors

It is very uncertain whether continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) changes minor adverse events compared with phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (very low certainty).

• Non‐invasive positive airway pressure therapy for improving erectile dysfunction in men with obstructive sleep apnoea 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.33 [0.34, 5.21]
  1 study · 40 participants
  Very low

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs no CPAP

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Non‐invasive positive airway pressure therapy for improving erectile dysfunction in men with obstructive sleep apnoea 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors

• Non‐invasive positive airway pressure therapy for improving erectile dysfunction in men with obstructive sleep apnoea 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 40 participants
  Very low

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs no CPAP

• Non‐invasive positive airway pressure therapy for improving erectile dysfunction in men with obstructive sleep apnoea 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 27 participants
  Very low

Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) vs sham CPAP

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Non‐invasive positive airway pressure therapy for improving erectile dysfunction in men with obstructive sleep apnoea 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

PAP therapy vs usual care

• Positive airway pressure therapy for the treatment of central sleep apnoea associated with heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 1412 participants
  Low

Summary of findings ‐ PEP vs oscillating PEP

• Positive expiratory pressure physiotherapy for airway clearance in people with cystic fibrosis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  22 participants
  Low

Summary of findings ‐ PEP vs HFCWO

• Positive expiratory pressure physiotherapy for airway clearance in people with cystic fibrosis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 107 participants
  High

Summary of findings ‐ PEP vs BiPAP

• Positive expiratory pressure physiotherapy for airway clearance in people with cystic fibrosis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  20 participants
  Low

Summary of findings ‐ PEP vs airway clearance techniques

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Positive expiratory pressure physiotherapy for airway clearance in people with cystic fibrosis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Summary of findings ‐ PEP vs PDPV

• Positive expiratory pressure physiotherapy for airway clearance in people with cystic fibrosis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 66 participants
  Low