Cochrane · systematic review · CD011285
Exercise‐based rehabilitation programmes for pulmonary hypertension
Morris, NR, Kermeen, FD, Jones, AW, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2023 · Cochrane Library
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 4 · 57.1%Moderate 3 · 42.9%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
Show all 2 versionsExercise compared to control for pulmonary hypertension
Population: people with pulmonary hypertension
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Exercise capacity: 6MWDDistance, metres Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 11 studies · 418 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Exercise capacity: VO2peak Oxygen uptake, mL/kg/min Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 314 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Exercise capacity: peak power watts Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 226 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Serious adverse events Exercise vs control | RD 0 | 11 studies · 439 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
HRQoL SF‐36: PCS units Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 187 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
HRQoL SF‐36: MCS units Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 186 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Cardiopulmonary haemodynamics (mPAP) mmHg Exercise vs control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 133 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |