Cochrane · systematic review · CD012700
Aerobic exercise training for adults with fibromyalgia
Bidonde, J, Busch, AJ, Schachter, CL, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2017 · 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
6
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 1 · 14.3%Very low 0 · 0%Low 4 · 57.1%Moderate 2 · 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
Aerobic exercise training compared with control for fibromyalgia
Population: individuals with fibromyalgia
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Health‐related quality of life FIQ Total. Scale from 0 to 100 (0 is best) Aerobic exercise training vs control | no estimate extracted | 5 studies · 372 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Pain intensity Visual analogue scale Scale from 0 to 100 mm (0 is best) Aerobic exercise training vs control | no estimate extracted | 6 studies · 351 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Fatigue Visual analogue scale Scale from 0 to 100 mm (0 is best) Aerobic exercise training vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 246 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Stiffness FIQ Scale from 0 to 100 mm (lower scores mean less stiffness) Aerobic exercise training vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 143 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Physical function FIQ and SF‐36 converted, 0 to 100 scale (0 is best) Aerobic exercise training vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 246 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Withdrawals All‐cause attrition Aerobic exercise training vs control | RR 1.25 [0.89, 1.77] | 8 studies · 456 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias |
Adverse events Descriptive information Aerobic exercise training vs control | no estimate extracted | 1996 participants | Ungraded |