Cochrane · systematic review · CD010637

Physical exercise for the treatment of non‐ulcerated chronic venous insufficiency

Araujo, DN, Ribeiro, CTD, Maciel, ACC, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library

Vascular2 versionsAMSTAR 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

current version

GRADE rated

No studies

Included studies

No studies 1 · 14.3%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 6 · 85.7%Low 0 · 0%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 only

Physical exercise compared with no treatment for non‐ulcerated chronic venous insufficiency

Population: people with non‐ulcerated chronic venous insufficiency

CD010637.PUB3 (current) · 7 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Intensity of disease signs and symptoms: VCSS Scale: 0 to 30 (lower is better) Physical exercise vs no treatment	no estimate extracted	2 studies · 49 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Ejection fraction Physical exercise vs no treatment	MD 4.88	1 study · 28 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Venous refilling time Physical exercise vs no treatment	MD 10.7	3 studies · 72 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Incidence of venous leg ulcer Physical exercise vs no treatment	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Quality of life VEINES‐QOL/SF‐36/CIVIQ‐20 (lower is better) Physical exercise vs no treatment	MD 4.6	2 studies · 61 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Exercise capacity assessed by: time on treadmill (higher is better) Physical exercise vs no treatment	MD 77.74	2 studies · 56 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision
Muscle strength assessed by: heel lifts (higher is better) Physical exercise vs no treatment	MD 3.1	3 studies · 89 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision

Summary of findings for primary outcomes

Population: People with non‐ulcerated chronic venous insufficiency

CD010637.PUB2 · 5 questions

Outcome	Effect	Evidence	Status / GRADE
Intensity of disease signs and symptoms1	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies
Ejection fraction	no estimate extracted	1 study · 30 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Half refilling time	no estimate extracted	1 study · 23 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Total refilling time	no estimate extracted	1 study · 23 participants	Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, publication bias
Incidence of venous leg ulcer3	no estimate extracted	NR	No studies