Cochrane · systematic review · CD008419
Positive pressure therapy for Ménière's disease or syndrome
van Sonsbeek, S, Pullens, B, van Benthem, PP · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
ENTAMSTAR 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
9
current version
GRADE rated
9
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 0 · 0%Moderate 9 · 100%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
Positive pressure therapy versus placebo for Ménière's disease or syndrome
Population: patients with Ménière's disease or syndrome
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Proportion of days with vertigo in 4 weeks: vertigo scores > 2 Positive pressure therapy vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 62 participants | Moderate |
Cumulative vertigo scores after 4 months Positive pressure therapy vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 68 participants | Moderate |
Vertigo days in 4 months: vertigo scores > 2 Positive pressure therapy vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 68 participants | Moderate |
Vertigo frequency in the 8 weeks before and after 4 weeks of treatment Positive pressure therapy vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 40 participants | Moderate |
VAS scores for vertigo after 8 weeks of treatment Positive pressure therapy vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 40 participants | Moderate |
Loss or gain of hearing in 4 months (dB) Positive pressure therapy vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 123 participants | Moderate |
Cumulative activity score Positive pressure therapy vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 68 participants | Moderate |
Change in functional profile in the 8 weeks before and after 4 weeks of treatment Positive pressure therapy vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 40 participants | Moderate |
Sick days in 4 months Positive pressure therapy vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 125 participants | Moderate |