Cochrane · systematic review · CD011321
Exercise programmes for ankylosing spondylitis
Regnaux, JP, Davergne, T, Palazzo, C, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
MusculoskeletalAMSTAR 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
14
current version
GRADE rated
13
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 1 · 7.1%Very low 6 · 42.9%Low 3 · 21.4%Moderate 4 · 28.6%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
Exercise programmes compared to no intervention for ankylosing spondylitis
Population: adults with ankylosing spondylitis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Physical function Exercise programmes vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 7 studies · 312 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Pain Exercise programmes vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 288 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Patient global assessment of disease activity Exercise programmes vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 262 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Spinal mobility Exercise programmes vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 232 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Fatigue Exercise programmes vs no intervention | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 72 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Adverse effects associated with exercises Exercise programme duration: range 3 to 24 weeks Exercise programmes vs no intervention | Peto OR 6.25 [0.1, 320.4] | 2 studies · 110 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Withdrawals because of adverse events Exercise programme duration: range 3 to 24 weeks Exercise programmes vs no intervention | Peto OR 1.08 [0.74, 1.57] | 8 studies · 1343 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Exercise programmes compared to usual care for ankylosing spondylitis
Population: adults with ankylosing spondylitis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Physical function Exercise programmes vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 1068 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Pain Exercise programmes vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 911 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Patient global assessment of disease activity Exercise programmes vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 1068 participants | Low |
Spinal mobility Exercise programmes vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 85 participants | Very low |
Fatigue Exercise programmes vs usual care | no estimate extracted | 0 studies · 0 participants | Ungraded |
Adverse effects associated with exercises Exercise programme duration: range 3 to 24 weeks Exercise programmes vs usual care | Peto OR 6.25 [0.1, 320.4] | 2 studies · 110 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |
Adverse events Exercise programme duration: range 3 to 24 weeks Exercise programmes vs usual care | no estimate extracted | NR | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency |