Meta-Analysis Results on Concurrent Training for COPD Patients

A systematic review and meta-analysis of 20 randomized controlled trials involving 1,037 patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The study, authored by Shengnian Li and published on figshare in 2026, used Bayesian models to assess the effects of concurrent training on exercise capacity and quality of life.

Use Cases

• Validate Bayesian meta-analysis methodologies based on the reported pairwise and dose-response results.
• Model dose-response relationships in exercise interventions using the identified optimal dose of 1,220 MET-min/week.
• Compare treatment effect sizes for different outcome measures (e.g., 6MWD, VO2max, SGRQ) based on the reported mean differences.
• Assess the impact of concurrent training on pulmonary function indicators based on the reported non-significant results for FVC and FEV1.

Strengths

• Analysis includes results from 20 randomized controlled trials.
• Dataset aggregates data from 1,037 COPD patients.
• Results include specific mean differences and credible intervals for multiple outcome measures.
• Identifies an optimal dose of 1,220 MET-min/week for improving 6MWD.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The dataset is a 2.8 MB DOCX file, which may require conversion or parsing to access structured data.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials sourced from PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, Scopus, and SPORTDiscus.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-09 05:15:10; freshness should be verified.