Campeau 2007.

Methods	Study design: RCT Country: Canada Total: 100 randomised (massage group n = 52, no‐massage group n = 48)
Participants	Population: people undergoing radiotherapy Setting: Department of Radiation Oncology at Notre‐Dame Hospital (CHUM) in Montreal, Quebec Mean age: 60 years (massage group), 58 years (control group)
Interventions	Intervention: 10 massage sessions. All sessions took place before the radiation treatment over 10 consecutive days Comparison: meeting with massage therapist every day before their radiation treatment to assess their anxiety Country of training: not reported Years in practice: not reported
Outcomes	2 validated tests used to assess participant's anxiety levels Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) Spielberger State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAl)
Notes
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Unclear risk	Quote: "patients were randomized between the massage therapy and control groups"
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	High risk	Used a random number table allocation
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Performed the same outcome assessment in both groups; VAS, STAI
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes	Unclear risk	Not reported
Selective reporting (reporting bias)	Low risk	No selective outcome reporting Quote: "every day during the 10 consecutive days of treatment, a VAS score was obtained for all patients. The STAI questionnaire was completed before the massage session and radiation treatment by the patients in both groups at the first, fifth, and last session"
Size	Unclear risk	n = 100
Other bias	Low risk	No other significant bias found