Bryant 2018.
Methods | Randomisation
Recruitment period
Median follow‐up time
Sample size calculation
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Participants | Eligibility criteria
Participants (N = 17)
Mean age
Stage of disease
Country
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Interventions | Exercise group
Control group
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Outcomes |
Reported
Not reported but relevant
Reported but not relevant
Primary outcome
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Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Quote:"The randomization sequence was generated by the study’s statistician. The statistician and research outcome assessors were blinded to the randomization allocation" |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | Quote:"The randomization sequence was generated by the study’s statistician. The statistician and research outcome assessors were blinded to the randomization allocation" |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | Blinding in this context is not feasible |
Blinding of outcome assessor (primary endpoint; mortality) | Low risk | The review authors judge that the outcome mortality in this unblinded trial is unlikely to be influenced by lack of blinding |
Blinding of outcome assessor (patient‐reported outcomes) | High risk | Blinding in this context is not feasible |
Blinding of outcome assessor (physical performance, AEs, SAEs) | Unclear risk | Quote:"The randomization sequence was generated by the study’s statistician. The statistician and research outcome assessors were blinded to the randomization allocation" |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | High risk | Quote:"1 dropped before the intervention started" (intervention group) |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | All outcomes mentioned in the protocol are reported |
Other bias | Low risk | None |