Siedentopf 2013.
Methods | Randomised controlled trial | |
Participants | Women with diagnosed breast cancer in the immediate postoperative phase Recruited from a hospital breast centre Mean age 57.0 years N = 93 |
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Interventions | • Gitananda yoga and viniyoga (yoga postures, breathing techniques, relaxation techniques), 5 weeks, twice weekly for 75 minutes • Wait‐list, usual care for 5 weeks |
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Outcomes | Health‐related quality of life (European Organisation of Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQ‐30 and QLQ‐BR23) at week 5 and week 17 | |
Notes | Study authors were contacted for unpublished data, but no such data were used. | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Lottery randomisation process |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Low risk | "sealed 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 | No information on blinding |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | High risk | Missing outcome data balanced in numbers across groups with high dropout (16 in IG, 16 in WG, total of 32.3%); no intention‐to‐treat analysis |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | No protocol available but no hint of selective reporting |
Other bias | Low risk | No hint of other bias |