Banerjee 2007.
Methods | Randomised controlled trial | |
Participants | Women with diagnosed stage II‐III breast cancer undergoing radiotherapy during the study period Recruited from 3 cancer hospitals in India Mean age 44.0 years N = 68 |
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Interventions | • Integrated yoga programme (yoga postures, deep relaxation, breathing techniques, meditation, guided imagery, group awareness), 6 weeks, frequency not reported, 90 minutes per session • Supportive counselling and advice to take light exercise, 6 weeks, frequency and duration not reported |
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Outcomes | Anxiety (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) at week 6 Depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) at week 6 |
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Notes | Intervention intensity not reported | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | "Randomization was performed using a computer‐generated random number table [...]" |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | "[...] random number table with group assignments that was sent to the clinics [...], which was used sequentially to order group assignments during recruitment. The order of randomization was verified with the hospital date of admission records for radiotherapy at intervals to make sure that field personnel had not altered the sequence of randomization to suit allocation of consenting participants into the 2 study arms." |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No information on blinding |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | No information on blinding of patient‐reported outcomes |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | High risk | 30% dropout in control group, no dropout in yoga group |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | No protocol available but no hint of selective reporting |
Other bias | Low risk | No hint of other bias |