Comparative Efficacy of Single Exercise Interventions for COPD Patients

77 randomized controlled trials involving 5,831 participants were analyzed to compare exercise interventions for COPD. The network meta-analysis found water-based Liuzijue most effective for improving FEV1%pred, while Yijinjing was best for reducing CAT scores. This systematic review and meta-analysis was authored by Xiang Lin and uploaded to figshare in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Ranking exercise intervention efficacy based on FEV1%pred and CAT score outcomes.
• Informing clinical guidelines for COPD rehabilitation using network meta-analysis results.
• Identifying research gaps for high-quality RCTs on specific interventions like water-based Liuzijue.

Strengths

• Analysis is based on 77 randomized controlled trials.
• Includes data from 5,831 participants.
• Uses the Cochrane Risk of Bias Tool and GRADE framework for quality assessment.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The authors note a limited number of studies on the top-performing interventions.

Provenance

Source

Systematic review of PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and CNKI.

Collection Method

Network meta-analysis performed using STATA 17.0.

Time Range

Studies from database inception to January 12, 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-28 06:23:11; freshness should be verified.