Cochrane · systematic review · CD008351
Airway clearance techniques for bronchiectasis
Lee, AL, Burge, AT, Holland, AE · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
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Questions
7
current version
GRADE rated
5
No studies
2
Included studies
NR
No studies 2 · 28.6%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 71.4%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
Current version onlyAirway clearance techniques for individuals with stable bronchiectasis
Population: individuals with stable bronchiectasis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of exacerbations of bronchiectasis Frequency of acute exacerbations of bronchiectasis | RR 0.71 [0.23, 2.25] | 1 study · 20 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Hospitalisations | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Health‐related quality of life (disease‐specific) Scale from 0 to 100; lower score indicates better HRQoL. SGRQ total score consists of weighted scores from 3 domains | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 20 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Health‐related quality of life (cough‐specific) Leicester Cough Questionnaire Scale from 0 to 133; higher score indicates better HRQoL. Contains 19 questions from 3 domains on a Likert scale | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 20 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Health‐related quality of life (health status) COPD Assessment Tool. Scale from 0 to 5; higher score indicates worse HRQoL Contains 10 questions with 5‐point Likert scale | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 30 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Respiratory symptoms (symptoms) Breathlessness, Cough and Sputum Scale Scale from 0 to 12. Lower score indicates fewer symptoms | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 30 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Adverse events (AEs) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Airway clearance techniques for individuals with stable bronchiectasis
Population: individuals with stable bronchiectasis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of exacerbations of bronchiectasis Frequency of acute exacerbations of bronchiectasis | RR 0.71 [0.23, 2.25] | 1 study · 20 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Hospitalisations | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Health‐related quality of life (disease‐specific) Health‐related quality of life (disease specific). Scale from: 0 to 100 lower score indicates better HRQoL. SGRQ total score consists of weighted scores from 3 domains | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 20 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Health‐related quality of life (cough‐specific) Leicester Cough Questionnaire. Scale from: 0 to 133. Higher score indicates better HRQOL. Contains 19 questions from 3 domains on a Likert scale | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 20 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Lung function | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Symptoms | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |
Adverse events (AE) | no estimate extracted | NR | No studies |