Cochrane · systematic review · CD013067
Speech and language therapy for management of chronic cough
Slinger, C, Mehdi, SB, Milan, SJ, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2019 · Cochrane Library
AirwaysAMSTAR 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
8
current version
GRADE rated
8
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 1 · 12.5%Low 7 · 87.5%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
Speech and language therapy compared with healthy lifestyle advice for chronic cough
Population: participants with chronic cough
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Health‐related quality of life Speech and language therapy vs healthy lifestyle advice | MD 1.53 [0.21, 2.85] | 1 study · 71 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Serious adverse events Speech and language therapy vs healthy lifestyle advice | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 75 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Objective cough counts (over 24‐hour period) Speech and language therapy vs healthy lifestyle advice | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 71 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Symptoms Speech and language therapy vs healthy lifestyle advice | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 87 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Clinical improvement (as defined by trialists) Speech and language therapy vs healthy lifestyle advice | OR 48.13 [13.53, 171.25] | 1 study · 87 participants | Very low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Subjective measures of cough (e.g. VAS/numerical cough scale score) Speech and language therapy vs healthy lifestyle advice | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 71 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Cough reflex sensitivity (as measured by cough challenge: capsaicin concentration required to provoke 5 coughs) Speech and language therapy vs healthy lifestyle advice | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 49 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse events Speech and language therapy vs healthy lifestyle advice | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 75 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |