Cochrane · systematic review · CD009424
Respiratory muscle training for multiple sclerosis
Rietberg, MB, Veerbeek, JM, Gosselink, R, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · Cochrane Library
Multiple Sclerosis and Rare Diseases of the CNSAMSTAR 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
6
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 6 · 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
Summary of findings: respiratory muscle training versus sham training or no training for people with multiple sclerosis
Population: people with multiple sclerosis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Maximal inspiratory pressure (cmH2O) Postintervention for insp. training at 10 weeks, for exp. training after 2‐3 months Summary of findings: respiratory muscle training vs sham training or no training | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 56 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Maximal expiratory pressure (cmH2O) Postintervention for insp. training at 10 weeks, for exp. training after 2‐3 months Summary of findings: respiratory muscle training vs sham training or no training | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 56 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Predicted maximal inspiratory pressure (%) Postintervention after 10 weeks Summary of findings: respiratory muscle training vs sham training or no training | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 56 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Predicted maximal expiratory pressure (%) Postintervention after 10 weeks Summary of findings: respiratory muscle training vs sham training or no training | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 56 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Quality of Life (EQ‐5D VAS, score Summary of findings: respiratory muscle training vs sham training or no training | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 48 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |
Fatigue (Fatigue Severity Scale, score Summary of findings: respiratory muscle training vs sham training or no training | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 56 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness, publication bias |