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. 2020 Nov 3;2020(11):CD013449. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013449.pub2
# Searches
1 exp Sleep Apnea Syndromes/
2 ((sleep$ or nocturnal) adj2 (apnoea$ or apnoea$)).tw.
3 (sleep$ adj2 disordered adj2 breathing).tw.
4 ((sleep$ or nocturnal) adj2 (hypopnea$ or hypopnoea$ or hypo‐apnoea$ or hypo‐apnea$ or apneic‐hypopneic or apnoeic‐hypopnoeic)).tw.
5 (OSA or SAHS).ti,ab.
6 OSAHS.ti,ab.
7 or/1‐6
8 Myofunctional Therapy/
9 (myofunction$ or myolog$ or myotherap$).tw.
10 exp Oropharynx/
11 Tongue/
12 Palate, Soft/
13 (oropharyngeal$ or oropharynx or orofacial$ or tongue$ or soft palate or palatial or oral).tw.
14 or/10‐13
15 exp Exercise Therapy/
16 (exercise$ or therap$).tw.
17 15 or 16
18 14 and 17
19 8 or 9 or 18
20 7 and 19
21 (controlled clinical trial or randomised controlled trial).pt.
22 (randomised or randomised).ab,ti.
23 placebo.ab,ti.
24 dt.fs.
25 randomly.ab,ti.
26 trial.ab,ti.
27 groups.ab,ti.
28 or/21‐27
29 Animals/
30 Humans/
31 29 not (29 and 30)
32 28 not 31
33 20 and 32