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- PAP therapy vs usual care · All‐cause mortality
  Positive airway pressure therapy for the treatment of central sleep apnoea associated with heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.81 [0.54, 1.21]
  6 studies · 1804 participants
  Very low
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- PAP therapy vs usual care · Cardiac‐related mortality
  Positive airway pressure therapy for the treatment of central sleep apnoea associated with heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.97 [0.77, 1.24]
  5 studies · 1775 participants
  Moderate
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- PAP therapy vs usual care · All‐cause rehospitalisation
  Positive airway pressure therapy for the treatment of central sleep apnoea associated with heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.95 [0.7, 1.3]
  5 studies · 1533 participants
  Low
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- PAP therapy vs usual care · QOL
  Positive airway pressure therapy for the treatment of central sleep apnoea associated with heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  6 studies · 1617 participants
  Low
Direct match · question page
- PAP therapy vs usual care · Cardiac‐related rehospitalisation
  Positive airway pressure therapy for the treatment of central sleep apnoea associated with heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.97 [0.7, 1.35]
  5 studies · 1533 participants
  Low

PAP therapy vs usual care

All‐cause mortality · heart failure associated with central sleep apnoea

It is very uncertain whether PAP therapy changes all‐cause mortality compared with usual care (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Positive airway pressure therapy for the treatment of central sleep apnoea associated with heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.81 [0.54, 1.21]
6 studies · 1804 participants
Very low

PAP therapy vs usual care

Cardiac disease‐ related mortality · heart failure associated with central sleep apnoea

PAP therapy showed no clear difference in cardiac‐related mortality compared with usual care (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Positive airway pressure therapy for the treatment of central sleep apnoea associated with heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.97 [0.77, 1.24]
5 studies · 1775 participants
Moderate

PAP therapy vs usual care

Patient readmissions · heart failure associated with central sleep apnoea

PAP therapy showed no clear difference in all‐cause rehospitalisation compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Positive airway pressure therapy for the treatment of central sleep apnoea associated with heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.95 [0.7, 1.3]
5 studies · 1533 participants
Low

PAP therapy vs usual care

Cardiac‐related rehospitalisation · heart failure associated with central sleep apnoea

PAP therapy showed no clear difference in cardiac‐related rehospitalisation compared with usual care (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Positive airway pressure therapy for the treatment of central sleep apnoea associated with heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.97 [0.7, 1.35]
5 studies · 1533 participants
Low

PAP therapy vs usual care

QoL · heart failure associated with central sleep apnoea

2 findings from 1 review

Positive airway pressure therapy for the treatment of central sleep apnoea associated with heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
6 studies · 1617 participants
Low
Positive airway pressure therapy for the treatment of central sleep apnoea associated with heart failure 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
4 studies · 1458 participants
Low

PAP therapy vs usual care

Adverse events · heart failure associated with central sleep apnoea

1 finding from 1 review

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

Myofunctional therapy vs CPAP + Myofunctional therapy

Daytime sleepiness (ESS): endpoint score. · obstructive sleep apnoea

1 finding from 1 review

Myofunctional therapy (oropharyngeal exercises) for obstructive sleep apnoea 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 49 participants
Low

Myofunctional therapy vs CPAP + Myofunctional therapy

AHI · obstructive sleep apnoea

1 finding from 1 review

Myofunctional therapy (oropharyngeal exercises) for obstructive sleep apnoea 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 49 participants
Low

Myofunctional therapy vs CPAP + Myofunctional therapy

Snoring frequency: endpoint score. · obstructive sleep apnoea

1 finding from 1 review

Myofunctional therapy (oropharyngeal exercises) for obstructive sleep apnoea 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 49 participants
Low

Myofunctional therapy vs CPAP + Myofunctional therapy

Snoring intensity: endpoint score. · obstructive sleep apnoea

1 finding from 1 review

Myofunctional therapy (oropharyngeal exercises) for obstructive sleep apnoea 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 49 participants
Low

Positional therapy vs continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

Daytime sleepiness (ESS): change from baseline. · adults with obstructive sleep apnoea

1 finding from 1 review

Positional therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 20 participants
Low

Positional therapy vs continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

AHI · adults with obstructive sleep apnoea

1 finding from 1 review

Positional therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 33 participants
Low

Positional therapy vs continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

Self‐reported adherence time · adults with obstructive sleep apnoea

1 finding from 1 review

Positional therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 20 participants
Moderate

Positional therapy vs continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

Adverse effects · adults with obstructive sleep apnoea

1 finding from 1 review

Positional therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 20 participants
GRADE not reported

Positional therapy vs continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

Quality of life Assessed using SF‐36 or FOSQ · adults with obstructive sleep apnoea

1 finding from 1 review

Positional therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 20 participants
Low

Positional therapy vs continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

Sleep quality Assessed by average duration of slow‐wave and REM sleep periods · adults with obstructive sleep apnoea

1 finding from 1 review

Positional therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 13 participants
Low

Positional therapy vs continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

Cognitive dysfunction · adults with obstructive sleep apnoea

1 finding from 1 review

Positional therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 13 participants
GRADE not reported

Myofunctional therapy vs continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

AHI · obstructive sleep apnoea

1 finding from 1 review

Myofunctional therapy (oropharyngeal exercises) for obstructive sleep apnoea 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 54 participants
Low

Myofunctional therapy vs continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

Snoring frequency: endpoint score. · obstructive sleep apnoea

1 finding from 1 review

Myofunctional therapy (oropharyngeal exercises) for obstructive sleep apnoea 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 54 participants
Low

Myofunctional therapy vs continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)

Snoring intensity: endpoint score. · obstructive sleep apnoea

1 finding from 1 review

Myofunctional therapy (oropharyngeal exercises) for obstructive sleep apnoea 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
1 study · 54 participants
Low