Comparative efficacy of single exercise interventions on pulmonary function and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis - Summary - MDSpire

Comparative efficacy of single exercise interventions on pulmonary function and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

  • By

  • Lin, Xiang

  • Fan, Xueqi

  • Huang, Yanling

  • Wang, Anqi

  • Tang, Yuling

  • Sun, Wen

  • Zhang, Ziyan

  • Xu, Wenshan

  • Qiu, Caixia

  • Xu, Shungui

  • May 15, 2026

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Objective:

To systematically compare the effects of various single exercise interventions on pulmonary function and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Key Findings:
  • Water-based Liuzijue was the most effective intervention for improving forced expiratory volume in 1 second as a percentage of the predicted value (FEV1%pred) with a mean difference (MD) of 9.51 (95% CI: 3.23 to 15.78).
  • Yijinjing was the most effective intervention for reducing COPD Assessment Test (CAT) scores with a MD of -8.37 (95% CI: -12.83 to -3.91).
  • A total of 77 RCTs involving 5,831 participants were included in the analysis.
Interpretation:

Limitations:
  • Limited number of studies on water-based Liuzijue and Yijinjing.
  • Results should be interpreted with caution.
Conclusion:

Further high-quality randomized controlled trials are needed to validate these findings.

Original Source(s)

Comparative efficacy of single exercise interventions on pulmonary function and quality of life in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis

  • by Lin, Xiang , Fan, Xueqi , Huang, Yanling , Wang, Anqi , Tang, Yuling , Sun, Wen , Zhang, Ziyan , Xu, Wenshan , Qiu, Caixia , Xu, Shungui

  • May 15, 2026

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