Table 1.
General information of the included studies.
| Author and year of publication | Age(Year) | Sample size (cases) | Tumour Staging | Therapy for tumors | Interventions | Cycle, frequency, time, form | Closing indicators | Evaluation time | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention group | control group | Intervention group/control group | Intervention group | control group | Intervention group | control group | |||||
| Porter 2019 | 56.3 ± 11.6 | 59.4 ± 11.3 | 43/20 | Phase IV | No restrictions | No restrictions | Orthomolecular Yoga | Active control group | 8 weeks, 1 time per week, 120min per session, group | PSQI | Post-intervention and 1 month, 4 months post-intervention |
| Chaoul 2018 | 49.5 ± 9.8 | 49 ± 10.1 | 74/68/85 | Phase II, III | Chemotherapy | hemotherapy | Tibetan Yoga | Routine care/stretching exercises | 12 weeks, 1 time per week, 75~90min each time, individual | PSQI | Post-intervention and post-intervention 1 week, 3 months, and 6 months, 12 months |
| Rao 2017 | 48.9 ± 9.1 | 50.2 ± 9.2 | 45/46/56 | Phase IV | No restrictions | No restrictions | Orthomolecular Yoga | Positive control group/stretching training | 12 weeks, 2 times a week, 90min per session, 60min per session, individual |
PSQI | Post-intervention |
| Ratcliff 2016 | ≥18 | ≥18 | 53/54/56 | Phase 0~III | No restrictions | No restrictions | Integrated Yoga | Routine Care | 6 weeks, 3 times a week, 60min each time, individual | PSQI | Post-intervention and 1 month, 3 months, 6 months after intervention |
| Yagli 2015 | 68.58 ± 6.17 | 68.88 ± 2.93 | 10/10 | Phase I,II | Chemotherapy | hemotherapy | Yoga Training | Stretching training | 8 weeks, 2 times a week, 60min each time, group | Sleep Quality VAS |
Post-intervention |
| Danhauer 2015 | 50(29 - 83) | 45(30–65) | 22/18 | Phase I,III | No restrictions | No restrictions | Integrated Yoga | Active control group | 10 weeks, 1 time per week, 75min each time, individual | MOS-SS | Post-intervention |
| Chandwani 2010 | 51.39 ± 7.97 | 49.02 ± 9.96 | 30/31 | Phase 0~III | radiation | radiation | Orthomolecular Yoga | Routine Care | 6 weeks, 2 times a week, 60min each time, individual | PSQI | Post-intervention and post-intervention 1 week, 1 month, and 3 months |
| Carson 2009 | 53.9 ± 9.0 | 54.9 ± 6.2 | 17/20 | Phase I,II | No restrictions | No restrictions | Orthomolecular Yoga | Routine Care | 8 weeks, 1 time per week, 120min each time, group | Frequency of sleep disorders | Post-intervention, 1 month post-intervention |
| Vadiraja 2009 | 30-70 | 30-70 | 44/44 | Phase II,III | No restrictions | No restrictions | Orthomolecular Yoga | Active control group | 6 weeks, 3 times a week, 60min each time, individual | EORTC QOL C30- insomnia |
Post-intervention |
| Lötzke 2016 | 51.0 ± 11.0 | 51.4 ± 11.1 | 45/47 | Phase I-III | No restrictions | No restrictions | yoga intervention (YI) | physical exercise intervention (PEI) |
12 weeks, once a week, 60min each time, individual | EORTC QOL C30 | Post-intervention,3 months post-intervention |
| Pasyar2019 | 51.6 ± 10.46 | 51.8 ± 11.4 | 20/20 | Phase 0-III | No reference | No reference | yoga exercise program plus the routine BCRL care. |
Conventional treatment | 8 weeks, 3 times a week (2 times, 1 time at home), group + individual | EORTC QLQ C30 | 4 weeks post-intervention, 8 weeks post-intervention |
| Jong2018 | 51 ± 8 | 51 ± 7.3 | 42/29 | Phase I-III | No restrictions | No restrictions | Yoga+SC | Standard Care SC | 12 weeks, once a week, 75min per session, team | EORTC QLQ C30 | 3 months, 6 months post-intervention |
PSQI is Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; Sleep Quality VAS is Sleep Quality Visual Analogue Score; MOS-SS is MOS Sleep Scale; EORTC QOL C30-insomnia is Insomnia Dimension of European Quality of Life Scale; Routine care is routine care measures given; Active control group is health talk through social support group; Stretching training is simple stretching exercise.