Chakrabarty 2015.
Methods | Randomised controlled trial | |
Participants | Women with diagnosed stage I‐III breast cancer undergoing daily adjuvant radiation therapy for 6 weeks after completing surgery and chemotherapy Recruited from a cancer hospital and research centre Mean age 43.6 years N = 160 |
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Interventions | • Pranayama (breathing techniques), 6 weeks, twice daily, 5 days a week for 20 minutes • Routine care for 6 weeks |
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Outcomes | Fatigue (Cancer Fatigue Scale), week 6 | |
Notes | Cancer Fatigue Scale prepared by researchers; validation study not published Unpublished means and standard deviations for Cancer Fatigue Scale were provided by study authors upon request. |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Block randomisation |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | Concealed numbered envelopes |
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 | Insufficient information on blinding |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | No attrition |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Cancer Fatigue Scale prepared by researchers; validation study not published |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Cancer Fatigue Scale prepared by researchers; validation study not published |