Cochrane · systematic review · CD008507
Respiratory muscle training for cervical spinal cord injury
Berlowitz, DJ, Tamplin, J · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2013 · Cochrane Library
InjuriesAMSTAR 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 6 · 85.7%Moderate 0 · 0%High 1 · 14.3%
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
Respiratory muscle training compared with control for cervical spinal cord injury
Population: cervical spinal cord injury
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Dyspnoea Borg scale, modified Borg scale, and visual analogue scale Respiratory muscle training vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 58 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Vital capacity Respiratory muscle training vs control | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 108 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Maximum inspiratory pressure Respiratory muscle training vs control | no estimate extracted | 8 studies · 147 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Maximum expiratory pressure Respiratory muscle training vs control | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 151 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Forced expiratory volume in 1 second Respiratory muscle training vs control | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 97 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Quality of life Respiratory muscle training vs control | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 78 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Respiratory complications Respiratory muscle training vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 14 participants | High |