Cochrane · systematic review · CD013110
Exercise training for bronchiectasis
Lee, AL, Gordon, CS, Osadnik, CR · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2021 · 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
10
current version
GRADE rated
10
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 3 · 30%Low 6 · 60%Moderate 1 · 10%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 training compared to control in people with stable bronchiectasis
Population: people with stable bronchiectasis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Change in incremental shuttle walk distance Exercise training vs control | no estimate extracted | 4 studies · 161 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Change in 6‐minute walk distance Exercise training vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 76 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Change in endurance shuttle walk time Exercise training vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 39 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Change in endurance shuttle walk distance Exercise training vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 27 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Change in walking distance during endurance walking test Exercise training vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 19 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Change in peak oxygen uptake Exercise training vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 19 participants | Very low Downgraded: imprecision |
Change in quality of life Exercise training vs control | no estimate extracted | 3 studies · 110 participants | Low Downgraded: imprecision |
Change in cough‐related quality of life Exercise training vs control | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 103 participants | Moderate Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |
Exercise training compared to control for people in the post‐acute period following acute exacerbation of bronchiectasis
Population: people in the post‐acute period following acute exacerbation of bronchiectasis
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Change in 6‐minute walk distance Exercise training vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 27 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Change in cough‐related quality of life Exercise training vs control | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 27 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |