What do systematic reviews say?

Summary of findings table ‐ Exercise plus usual pharmacological care vs usual pharmacological care alone

• Exercise as adjunctive therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 104 participants
  Low

Summary of findings table ‐ Exercise plus usual pharmacological care vs another intervention (education, joint aids, or relaxation) plus usual pharmacological care

• Exercise as adjunctive therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 119 participants
  Low

Exercise vs control

Summary of findings: exercise showed no clear difference in fatigue PIPER Fatigue Scale (PFS) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)… compared with control (moderate certainty).

• Interventions for improving sleep quality in people with chronic kidney disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 107 participants
  Moderate

Whole body vibration vs control

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Whole body vibration exercise training for fibromyalgia 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

• Exercise therapy for fatigue in multiple sclerosis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  36 studies · 1603 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

• Exercise interventions on health‐related quality of life for people with cancer during active treatment 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  23 studies · 1721 participants
  Very low

Yoga vs exercise

• Yoga for improving health‐related quality of life, mental health and cancer‐related symptoms in women diagnosed with… 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 233 participants
  Very low

Strength training vs no training

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Strength training and aerobic exercise training for muscle disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Strength training vs no training

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Strength training and aerobic exercise training for muscle disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

• Exercise therapy for fatigue in multiple sclerosis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  13 studies · 449 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

• Exercise therapy for fatigue in multiple sclerosis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  8 studies · 688 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

• Exercise interventions on health‐related quality of life for cancer survivors 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  10 studies · 745 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

• Exercise interventions on health‐related quality of life for people with cancer during active treatment 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  12 studies · 971 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

It is very uncertain whether the intervention changes health‐related quality of life (Change in CRQ Fatigue) CRQ (very low certainty).

• Exercise training to improve exercise capacity and quality of life in people with non‐malignant dust‐related… 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  MD 1 [0.11, 1.89]
  2 studies · 39 participants
  Very low

Intervention not reported

• Exercise interventions on health‐related quality of life for cancer survivors 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 246 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Therapeutic exercise for people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or motor neuron disease 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 43 participants
  Low