Skip to main content
. 2020 Nov 3;2020(11):CD013449. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013449.pub2
# Searches
1 exp sleep disordered breathing/
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 muscle training/
9 (myofunction$ or myolog$ or myotherap$).tw.
10 exp oropharynx/
11 exp tongue/
12 soft palate/
13 (oropharyngeal$ or oropharynx or orofacial$ or tongue$ or soft palate or palatial or oral).tw.
14 or/10‐13
15 exp exercise/
16 (exercise$ or therap$).tw.
17 15 or 16
18 14 and 17
19 8 or 9 or 18
20 7 and 19
21 Randomized Controlled Trial/
22 randomization/
23 controlled clinical trial/
24 Double Blind Procedure/
25 Single Blind Procedure/
26 Crossover Procedure/
27 (clinica$ adj3 trial$).tw.
28 ((singl$ or doubl$ or trebl$ or tripl$) adj3 (mask$ or blind$ or method$)).tw.
29 exp Placebo/
30 placebo$.ti,ab.
31 random$.ti,ab.
32 ((control$ or prospectiv$) adj3 (trial$ or method$ or stud$)).tw.
33 (crossover$ or cross‐over$).ti,ab.
34 or/21‐33
35 exp animals/ or exp invertebrate/ or animal experiment/ or animal model/ or animal tissue/ or animal cell/ or nonhuman/
36 human/ or normal human/ or human cell/
37 35 and 36
38 35 not 37
39 34 not 38
40 20 and 39