Symptoms · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea
1 finding from 1 review
Number of participants using machine for 4 or more hours per night · adults with a diagnosis of OSA
Auto‐CPAP showed no clear difference in number of participants using machine for 4 or more hours per night compared with fixed CPAP (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Withdrawals (parallel group trials/first arm cross‐over trials) · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea
CPAP with expiratory pressure relief showed no clear difference in withdrawals (parallel group trials/first arm cross‐over trials) compared with fixed CPAP (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea
1 finding from 1 review
AHI · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea
1 finding from 1 review
Blood pressure ‐ not measured · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse events (machine tolerability outcomes) · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea
1 finding from 1 review
Machine usage Hours per night · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea
1 finding from 1 review
Machine usage assessed by number of participants using machine for 4 or more hours per night ‐ not measured · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Symptoms · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea
1 finding from 1 review
Withdrawals (parallel group trials/first arm cross‐over trials) · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea
It is very uncertain whether heated humidification + fixed CPAP changes withdrawals (parallel group trials/first arm cross‐over trials) compared with fixed CPAP alone (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Symptoms · adults with a diagnosis of OSA
1 finding from 1 review
AHI · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea
1 finding from 1 review
Blood pressure ‐ not measured · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Adverse events (machine tolerability outcomes) assessed as number of participants experiencing a blocked nose · adults with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea
Heated humidification + fixed CPAP may leads to lower adverse events (machine tolerability outcomes) assessed as number of… compared with fixed CPAP alone (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Withdrawals (parallel group trials/first arm cross‐over trials) · adults with a diagnosis of OSA
Auto‐CPAP showed no clear difference in withdrawals (parallel group trials/first arm cross‐over trials) Median compared with fixed CPAP (moderate certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life · adults with a diagnosis of OSA
1 finding from 1 review
AHI · adults with a diagnosis of OSA
1 finding from 1 review
Blood pressure · adults with a diagnosis of OSA
1 finding from 1 review