Moros 2010.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | Study design: RCT Number randomized: 22; 11 to the exercise group and 11 to the control group Study start and stop dates: not reported Length of intervention: 18 to 22 weeks Length of follow‐up: 10 to 15 days after end of the intervention |
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Participants | Type cancer: breast cancer, Stages I to III 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: age range 38 to 64 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 |
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Interventions | 11 participants assigned to the exercise intervention, including:
Type exercise (aerobic/anaerobic): aerobic Intensity of the experimental exercise intervention: 60% to 70% of determined cardiac HR Frequency: 3 times per week Duration of individual sessions: 60 minutes Duration of exercise program: 18 to 22 weeks Total number of exercise sessions: maximum of 66 sessions Format: individual Facility: facility Professionally led by investigators Adherence: 10 participants adhered > 80% 11 participants assigned to control group, including:
Contamination of control group: not reported |
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Outcomes | Outcomes included:
Outcomes were measured at baseline and postintervention (about 3 months):
Subgroup analysis: none Adverse events: not reported |
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Notes | Country: Spain Funding: none reported |
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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 | Study personnel and outcome assessors were not masked or blinded to the study interventions |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | High risk | 1 participant withdrew from the exercise group and 4 from the control group and were not included in the analyses |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | There is no evidence of selective reporting of outcomes |
Other bias | Low risk | The trial appears to be free of other problems that could put it at a high risk of bias |