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. 2022 Aug 22;2022(8):CD013485. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013485.pub2
Database/search platform/date of last search Search strategy Results (n)
Airways Register (via Cochrane Register of Studies)
Date of most recent search: 11 May 2021 1 AST:MISC1 AND INSEGMENT
2 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Asthma Explode All AND INSEGMENT
3 asthma*:ti,ab AND INSEGMENT
4 #1 or #2 or #3 AND INSEGMENT
5 MESH DESCRIPTOR Physical Therapy Modalities EXPLODE ALL AND INSEGMENT
6 MESH DESCRIPTOR Physical Fitness EXPLODE ALL AND INSEGMENT
7 MESH DESCRIPTOR Physical Endurance EXPLODE ALL AND INSEGMENT
8 MESH DESCRIPTOR Rehabilitation AND INSEGMENT
9 MESH DESCRIPTOR Exercise Therapy EXPLODE ALL AND INSEGMENT
10 MESH DESCRIPTOR Physical Exertion AND INSEGMENT
11 MESH DESCRIPTOR Exercise Test EXPLODE ALL AND INSEGMENT
12 MESH DESCRIPTOR Exercise EXPLODE ALL AND INSEGMENT
13 ((pulmonary* or respiratory*) NEAR3 rehabilitation*):ti,ab AND INSEGMENT
14 exercis*:ti,ab AND INSEGMENT
15 (physical* NEAR3 (activit* or train* or fitness* or therap*)):ti,ab,kw AND INSEGMENT
16 interval train* AND INSEGMENT
17 #5 OR #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10 OR #11 OR #12 OR #13 OR #14 OR #15 OR #16 AND INSEGMENT
18 #17 AND #4 AND INSEGMENT
19 INREGISTER
20 #18 AND #19

  • October 2019=1640

  • May 2021=68
CENTRAL (via Cochrane Register of Studies)
Date of most recent search: 11 May 2021 #1 AST:MISC1 AND CENTRAL:TARGET
#2 MeSH DESCRIPTOR Asthma Explode All AND CENTRAL:TARGET
#3 asthma*:ti,ab AND CENTRAL:TARGET
#4 #1 or #2 or #3 AND CENTRAL:TARGET
#5 MESH DESCRIPTOR Physical Therapy Modalities EXPLODE ALL AND CENTRAL:TARGET
#6 MESH DESCRIPTOR Physical Fitness EXPLODE ALL AND CENTRAL:TARGET
#7 MESH DESCRIPTOR Physical Endurance EXPLODE ALL AND CENTRAL:TARGET
#8 MESH DESCRIPTOR Rehabilitation AND CENTRAL:TARGET
#9 MESH DESCRIPTOR Exercise Therapy EXPLODE ALL AND CENTRAL:TARGET
#10 MESH DESCRIPTOR Physical Exertion AND CENTRAL:TARGET
#11 MESH DESCRIPTOR Exercise Test EXPLODE ALL AND CENTRAL:TARGET
#12 MESH DESCRIPTOR Exercise EXPLODE ALL AND CENTRAL:TARGET
#13 ((pulmonary* or respiratory*) NEAR3 rehabilitation*):ti,ab AND CENTRAL:TARGET
#14 exercis*:ti,ab AND CENTRAL:TARGET
#15 (physical* NEAR3 (activit* or train* or fitness* or therap*)):ti,ab,kw AND CENTRAL:TARGET
#16 interval train* AND CENTRAL:TARGET
#17 #5 OR #6 OR #7 OR #8 OR #9 OR #10 OR #11 OR #12 OR #13 OR #14 OR #15 OR #16 AND CENTRAL:TARGET
#18 #17 AND #4 AND CENTRAL:TARGET
#19 CENTRAL:TARGET
#20 #18 AND #19 AND CENTRAL:TARGET

  • October 2019=2091

  • May 2021=133
MEDLINE (Ovid) ALL
Date of most recent search: 11 May 2021 1 exp Asthma/ 
2 asthma$.ti,ab. 
3 1 or 2 
4 Physical Therapy Modalities/ 
5 exp Physical Fitness/ 
6 exp Physical endurance/ 
7 exp Exercise Therapy/ 
8 Physical Exertion/ 
9 exp Exercise Test/ 
10 exp Exercise/ 
11 ((pulmonary or respiratory) adj3 rehabilitation$).ti,ab. 
12 exercis$.ti,ab. 
13 (physical$ adj3 (activit$ or train$ or fitness$ or therap$)).ti,ab. 
14 interval train$.ti,ab. 
15 or/4‐14 
16 3 and 15 
17 (controlled clinical trial or randomized controlled trial).pt. 
18 (randomized or randomised).ab,ti. 
19 placebo.ab,ti. 
20 randomly.ab,ti. 
21 trial.ab,ti. 
22 groups.ab,ti. 
23 or/17‐22 
24 Animals/ 
25 Humans/ 
26 24 not (24 and 25) 
27 23 not 26 
28 16 and 27

  • October 2019=2043

  • May 2021=120
Embase (Ovid)
Date of most recent search: 11 May 2021 1 exp asthma/ 
2 asthma$.ti,ab. 
3 1 or 2 
4 exp physiotherapy/ 
5 fitness/ 
6 endurance/ 
7 exp kinesiotherapy/ 
8 exp exercise/ 
9 exp exercise test/ 
10 ((pulmonary or respiratory) adj3 rehabilitation$).ti,ab. 
11 exercis$.ti,ab. 
12 (physical$ adj3 (activit$ or train$ or fitness$ or therap$)).ti,ab. 
13 interval train$.ti,ab. 
14 or/4‐13 
15 3 and 14 
16 Randomized Controlled Trial/ 
17 randomization/ 
18 controlled clinical trial/ 
19 Double Blind Procedure/ 
20 Single Blind Procedure/ 
21 Crossover Procedure/ 
22 (clinica$ adj3 trial$).tw. 
23 ((singl$ or doubl$ or trebl$ or tripl$) adj3 (mask$ or blind$ or method$)).tw. 
24 exp Placebo/ 
25 placebo$.ti,ab. 
26 random$.ti,ab. 
27 ((control$ or prospectiv$) adj3 (trial$ or method$ or stud$)).tw. 
28 (crossover$ or cross‐over$).ti,ab. 
29 or/16‐28 
30 exp animals/ or exp invertebrate/ or animal experiment/ or animal model/ or animal tissue/ or animal cell/ or nonhuman/ 
31 human/ or normal human/ or human cell/ 
32 30 and 31 
33 30 not 32 
34 29 not 33 
35 15 and 34

  • October 2019=2951

  • May 2021=257
PEDro
Date of most recent search: 11 May 2021		 Title & abstract: asthma pulmonary rehabilitation
Methods: clinical trial
When searching: Match all terms (AND)

  • October 2019=7

  • May 2021=2
ClinicalTrials.gov
Date of most recent search: 11 May 2021 Study type: Interventional
Condition: asthma
Intervention: pulmonary rehabilitation OR physiotherapy OR exercise

  • October 2019=128

  • May 2021=2
WHO trials portal
Date of most recent search: 11 May 2021 Condition: asthma
Intervention: pulmonary rehabilitation OR physiotherapy OR exercise

  • October 2019=searched via CENTRAL

  • May 2021=2