What do systematic reviews say?

Exercise therapy vs adaptive pacing therapy

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Exercise plus PD&P vs PD&P only

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Exercise versus airway clearance techniques for people with cystic fibrosis 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Breathing exercises as part of a package of interventions vs control

• Breathing exercises for children with asthma 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  28 participants
  Low

Combination of manual therapy, exercise, electrotherapy and oral NSAID vs oral NSAID

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Manual therapy and exercise for adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder) 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Ventilation feedback training plus exercise vs exercise

• Breathing exercises for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 2012 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 73 participants
  Moderate

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

• 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
  Moderate

Exercise vs usual care

• Exercise therapies for preventing or treating aromatase inhibitor‐induced musculoskeletal symptoms in early breast… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 123 participants
  Very low

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 usual care

• Exercise therapies for preventing or treating aromatase inhibitor‐induced musculoskeletal symptoms in early breast… 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 136 participants
  Very low

Summary of findings table ‐ Adjunctive therapies in addition to land‐based exercise therapy vs placebo adjunctive therapies

• Adjunctive therapies in addition to land‐based exercise therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 82 participants
  Moderate

Exercise plus usual care vs usual care

• Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 20 participants
  Very low

A sensor‐based, interactive exercise programme vs no sensor‐based, interactive exercise programme

• Interventions for promoting physical activity in people with neuromuscular disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 35 participants
  Very low

A sensor‐based, interactive exercise programme vs no sensor‐based, interactive exercise programme

• Interventions for promoting physical activity in people with neuromuscular disease 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 35 participants
  Low

Exercise vs control

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Interventions for improving sleep quality in people with chronic kidney disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Breathing exercises vs inactive control

• Breathing exercises for adults with asthma 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 974 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings table for metformin plus intensive diet and exercise vs intensive diet and exercise

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Metformin for prevention or delay of type 2 diabetes mellitus and its associated complications in persons at increased… 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs usual care

• Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for people with implantable ventricular assist devices 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 37 participants
  Very low

MX exercise training vs control

• Mixed exercise training for adults with fibromyalgia 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  13 studies · 610 participants
  Moderate

Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation vs usual care

• Exercise‐based cardiac rehabilitation for adults with stable angina 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 94 participants
  Very low

CBT with biofeedback ± physical exercise vs waiting list control

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Interventions for treating persistent pain in survivors of torture 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found