Cochrane · systematic review · CD001728
Heated, humidified air for the common cold
Singh, M, Singh, M, Jaiswal, N, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
Acute Respiratory InfectionsAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Heated, humidified air compared to control for treating the common cold
Population: People with the common cold
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Reduction in the clinical severity of the common cold (measured by decrease in the symptom score index) Heated, humidified air vs control | OR 0.3 [0.16, 0.56] | 2 studies · 149 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Number of participants with the subjective response: therapy did not help Heated, humidified air vs control | OR 0.58 [0.28, 1.18] | 2 studies · 124 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Number of participants with positive nasal wash cultures Heated, humidified air vs control | OR 0.47 [0.04, 5.19] | 1 study · 20 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |