Gomes 2011.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Study design: RCT Number randomized: 54; number assigned to exercise and control groups not reported Study start and stop dates: not reported Length of intervention: not reported Length of follow‐up: to end of the intervention |
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Participants | Type cancer: non‐metastatic breast cancer Time since cancer diagnosis: not reported Time in active treatment: not reported Inclusion criteria:
Eligibility criteria related to interest or ability, or both, to exercise:
Exclusion criteria:
Gender: female Current age, median years:
Age at cancer diagnosis: not reported Ethnicity/race: not reported Education level: not reported SES: not reported Employment status: not reported Comorbidities: not reported Past exercise history: not reported On hormone therapy: not reported BMI, median:
Premenopausal, %:
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Interventions | The number of participants assigned to the exercise intervention was not reported. The exercise intervention included:
Type exercise (aerobic/anaerobic): aerobic Intensity of the experimental exercise intervention: not reported Frequency: not reported Duration of individual sessions: not reported Duration of exercise program: not reported Total number of exercise sessions: not reported Format: individual Facility: home Professionally led: unclear Adherence: not reported The number of participants assigned to the control intervention was not reported. The control intervention included:
Contamination of control group: not reported |
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Outcomes | No primary outcome was identified. QoL outcomes included:
Outcomes were measured at baseline and end of intervention, but the number of individuals by treatment group at each time point was not reported Subgroup analysis: none reported Adverse events: not reported |
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Notes | Country: Brazil Funding: none reported Published as conference abstract |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | The generation of the random sequence was not described |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Whether the treatment assignment was concealed from study personnel and participants was not described |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | Owing to the nature of the intervention, it was not possible to conceal allocation to the intervention from the participants |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | High risk | Allocation to the intervention was not concealed from the study personnel |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Unclear risk | Insufficient details provided to determine whether there was any attrition |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Insufficient details provided to assess whether there was selective outcome reporting |
Other bias | Low risk | The trial appears to be free of other problems that could put it at a high risk of bias |