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No studies found 10 · 12.8%GRADE not reported 1 · 1.3%Very low 21 · 26.9%Low 27 · 34.6%Moderate 16 · 20.5%High 3 · 3.8%

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

Exercise capacity · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐invasive ventilation during exercise training for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 48 participants
Low

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

Change in peak work capacity · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐invasive ventilation during exercise training for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 60 participants
Low

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

Exercise capacity: percentage change constant work rate endurance time Constant work rate cycle endurance test · patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1 finding from 1 review

Non‐invasive ventilation during exercise training for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 48 participants
Low

Exercise vs no treatment

Exercise capacity · people with non‐ulcerated chronic venous insufficiency

It is very uncertain whether physical exercise changes exercise capacity assessed by: time on treadmill (higher is better) compared with no treatment (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Physical exercise for the treatment of non‐ulcerated chronic venous insufficiency 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
MD 77.74
2 studies · 56 participants
Very low

Exercise plus usual care vs usual care

Maximal and submaximal exercise capacity Functional capacity · cancer cachexia in adults

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Aerobic exercise and strength training vs usual care

Cardiopulmonary exercise capacity · children and adults with SMA type 3

1 finding from 1 review

Physical exercise training for type 3 spinal muscular atrophy 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 12 participants
Very low

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs usual care

Exercise capacity · patients with stable angina pectoris

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for adults with stable angina 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
5 studies · 267 participants
Low

Multimodal intervention (exercise plus other interventions) plus usual care vs usual care

Maximal and submaximal exercise capacity** Submaximal capacity · cancer cachexia in adults

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 44 participants
Very low

Web‐based vs face‐to‐face exercise delivery

Exercise capacity · children and adults with CF

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Digital technology for delivering and monitoring exercise programs for people with cystic fibrosis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

High‐intensity vs moderate‐intensity exercise

Exercise capacity · heart transplant recipients

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation in heart transplant recipients 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 16 participants
Moderate

Intervention not reported

Exercise capacity · children with dysfunctional breathing/hyperventilation syndrome

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Breathing exercises for dysfunctional breathing/hyperventilation syndrome in children 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Fourteen‐weeks vs 7‐weeks multimodal exercise training

Maximal and functional exercise capacity · adult lung transplant recipients

1 finding from 1 review

Exercise training for adult lung transplant recipients 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 61 participants
Very low

Wearable fitness tracker plus text message for personalized feedback and goal setting vs wearable fitness tracker alone

Exercise capacity · adults with CF

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Digital technology for delivering and monitoring exercise programs for people with cystic fibrosis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Web‐based application to record, monitor and set goals on physical activity plus usual care vs usual care

Exercise capacity · adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Digital technology for delivering and monitoring exercise programs for people with cystic fibrosis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found

Intervention not reported

Peak exercise capacity: Power (W) · people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

1 finding from 1 review

Optimal intensity and type of leg exercise training for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
8 studies · 367 participants
Moderate

Usual care with ivabradine vs Placebo, no intervention or usual care (with or without placebo)

Exercise capacity · adults (≥ 18 years of age) with a diagnosis of chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF)

2 findings from 1 review

Ivabradine as adjuvant treatment for chronic heart failure 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 305 participants
Low
Ivabradine as adjuvant treatment for chronic heart failure 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 158 participants
Low

Usual care with ivabradine vs Placebo, no intervention or usual care (with or without placebo)

Exercise capacity · patients with chronic heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

2 findings from 1 review

Ivabradine as adjuvant treatment for chronic heart failure 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 179 participants
Low
Ivabradine as adjuvant treatment for chronic heart failure 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 171 participants
Low

NMES vs usual care with or without sham interventions

Exercise capacity · COPD

1 finding from 1 review

Neuromuscular electrostimulation for adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 72 participants
Low

Intervention not reported

Exercise capacity · patients with pulmonary hypertension secondary to systemic scleroderma.

1 finding from 1 review

Calcium channel blockers for pulmonary arterial hypertension 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
67 participants
Very low

Coenzyme Q10 vs placebo or conventional therapy

Exercise capacity · patients with heart failure

1 finding from 1 review

Coenzyme Q10 for heart failure 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 91 participants
Very low