Comparison 1. Myofunctional therapy versus sham therapy.
Outcome or subgroup title | No. of studies | No. of participants | Statistical method | Effect size |
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1.1 Daytime sleepiness (ESS): endpoint score. Follow‐up: 3 months | 2 | 82 | Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) | ‐4.52 [‐6.67, ‐2.36] |
1.2 Sleep quality (PSQI): endpoint score. Follow‐up: 3 months | 1 | Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) | Totals not selected | |
1.3 AHI: endpoint score. Follow‐up: 3 months | 2 | 82 | Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) | ‐13.20 [‐18.48, ‐7.93] |
1.4 Snoring frequency (number of classified snores > 60 dBA per hour of sleep): change from baseline. Follow‐up: 3 months | 1 | Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) | Totals not selected | |
1.5 Snoring frequency (subjective visual analogue scale): endpoint score. Follow‐up: 3 months | 1 | Mean Difference (IV, Random, 95% CI) | Totals not selected | |
1.6 Snoring intensity: endpoint score. Follow‐up: 3 months | 1 | Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) | Totals not selected |