Cochrane · systematic review · CD004730

Drug treatments for managing cystic fibrosis‐related diabetes

Onady, GM, Stolfi, A · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2020 · Cochrane Library

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
20
current version
GRADE rated
16
No studies
4
Included studies
NR
No studies 4 · 20%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 4 · 20%Low 9 · 45%Moderate 2 · 10%High 1 · 5%

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

Summary of findings: insulin versus placebo for CFRD

Population: adults with CFRD
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
HbA1c
Summary of findings: insulin vs placebo
no estimate extracted1 study · 39 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
FEV1 % predicted: change from baseline
Summary of findings: insulin vs placebo
MD 1.21 study · 39 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
FVC % predicted: change from baseline
Summary of findings: insulin vs placebo
MD 0.61 study · 39 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
BMI(kg/m²): change from baseline
Summary of findings: insulin vs placebo
MD 0.411 study · 39 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Hypoglycemia: number of episodes
Summary of findings: insulin vs placebo
RR 9.23 [0.53, 159.14]1 study · 55 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Summary of findings: repaglinide versus placebo for CFRD

Population: adults with CFRD
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
HbA1c
Summary of findings: repaglinide vs placebo
no estimate extracted1 study · 38 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
FEV1 % predicted; change from baseline
Summary of findings: repaglinide vs placebo
MD 1.71 study · 38 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
FVC % predicted: change from baseline
Summary of findings: repaglinide vs placebo
no estimate extracted1 study · 38 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
BMI (kg/m²): change from baseline
Summary of findings: repaglinide vs placebo
MD 0.171 study · 38 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Hypoglycemia: number of episodes
Summary of findings: repaglinide vs placebo
RR 12.52 [0.74, 211.2]1 study · 51 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Summary of findings: repaglinide versus insulin for CFRD

Population: children over 12 and adults with CFRD
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
HbA1c (%) change from baseline
Summary of findings: repaglinide vs insulin
MD 0.31 study · 67 participantsHigh
FEV1 % predicted change from baseline
Summary of findings: repaglinide vs insulin
no estimate extracted2 studies · 112 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
FVC % predicted change from baseline
Summary of findings: repaglinide vs insulin
no estimate extracted2 studies · 112 participantsModerate
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
BMI (kg/m²) change from baseline
Summary of findings: repaglinide vs insulin
MD 0.241 study · 45 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Hypoglycemia number of episodes
Summary of findings: repaglinide vs insulin
RR 1.38 [0.48, 4.01]2 studies · 56 participantsLow
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Summary of findings: NPH insulin versus glargine for CFRD

Population: adults with CFRD and fasting hyperglycemia
5 questions
OutcomeEffectEvidenceStatus / GRADE
HbA1c
Summary of findings: NPH insulin vs glargine
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
FEV1 % predicted
Summary of findings: NPH insulin vs glargine
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
FVC % predicted
Summary of findings: NPH insulin vs glargine
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
BMI kg/m²
Summary of findings: NPH insulin vs glargine
no estimate extractedNRNo studies
Hypoglycemia mean number of events per participant
Summary of findings: NPH insulin vs glargine
no estimate extracted1 study · 19 participantsVery low
Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision