Table 2.
Characteristics of randomized controlled trials.
| Author | Publication year | Country | Study period | Assigned group | Randomly assigned participants (n) | Types of any participants | Intervention time | Outcome |
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| Lu et al. [18] | 2019 | China | Unclear | Control: routine care | 44 | Colorectal cancer patient with cancer-related fatigue | 24 weeks | Cancer-related fatigue (BFI): (i) At 12 weeks, case (58.1%) vs. control (61.4%); P=0.750. (ii) At 24 weeks, case (23.2%) vs. control (59.1%); P < 0.01 |
| Experimental: Baduanjin on the basis of the control group | 43 | Sleep quality (PSQI): (i) At 12 weeks, case (5.7 ± 1.3) vs. control (7.7 ± 2.0); P < 0.01. (ii) At 24 weeks, case (4.1 ± 1.1) vs. control (6.9 ± 2.0); P < 0.01 |
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| Ying et al. [19] | 2019 | China | Unclear | Control: original physical activity | 40 | Breast cancer survivor | 6 months | Quality of life (FACT-B) case (112.00 y of l) vs. control (103.40 y of l); P=0.000 |
| Experimental: Baduanjin | 46 | |||||||
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| Lei et al. [20] | 2019 | China | Unclear | Control: routine nursing | 60 | Chemotherapy patients with small cell lung cancer | 8 weeks | Quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30): case (65.2 ± 10.7) vs. control (57.6 ± 6.7); P < 0.01 |
| Experimental: Baduanjin on the basis of the control group | 60 | |||||||
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| Wu et al. [21] | 2018 | China | Unclear | Control: routine care | 15 | Chemotherapy patient with colorectal cancer | 2 months | Sleep quality (PSQI): case (6.03 ± 1.47) vs. control (9.22 ± 1.95); P=0.000 |
| Experimental: Baduanjin on the basis of the control group | 15 | |||||||
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| Huang et al. [22] | 2017 | China | Unclear | Control: routine rehabilitation exercise | 40 | Chemotherapy patient after breast cancer radical mastectomy | 4 months | Quality of life (FACT-B): Case (100.25 ± 3.89) vs. control (87.13 ± 4.36); P < 0.01 |
| Experimental: Baduanjin on the basis of the control group | 40 | |||||||
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| Li et al. [23] | 2017 | China | Unclear | Control: routine rehabilitation | 30 | Radiotherapy patient after breast cancer radical mastectomy | 3 months | Quality of life (FACT-B): case (99.19 ± 5.218) vs. control (93.34 ± 7.247) |
| Experimental: Baduanjin and routine rehabilitation | 31 | |||||||
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| Xiu [24] | 2015 | China | Unclear | Control: routine nursing | 34 | Patient with cancer-related fatigue | 8 weeks | Cancer-related fatigue (BFI): case (52.8%) vs. control (79.4%); P=0.019 |
| Experimental: Baduanjin and routine nursing | 36 | Quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30): case (70.3 ± 15.5) vs. control (51.2 ± 5.7); P=0.024 | ||||||
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| Min and Yan [25] | 2017 | China | Unclear | Control: conventional nursing | 34 | Cancer-related fatigue in patient with chemotherapy for acute myeloid leukemia | 4 weeks | Cancer-related fatigue (BFI): case (52.7%) vs. control (79.4%); P < 0.05 |
| Experimental: Baduanjin combined with five-element musicotherapy on the basis of the control group | 36 | |||||||
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| Ping et al. [26] | 2019 | China | Unclear | Control: conventional nursing | 36 | Patient with malignancies | 4 weeks | Cancer-related fatigue (BFI): case (42.86%) vs. control (69.44%); P=0.010 |
| Experimental: Baduanjin and emotional nursing on the basis of the control group | 35 | |||||||
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| Ping et al. [27] | 2017 | China | Unclear | Control: conventional nursing | 36 | Patient with cancer-related fatigue | 8 weeks | Cancer-related fatigue (BFI): case (25.0%) vs. control (58.3%); P < 0.05 |
| Experimental: moxibustion combines with Baduanjin exercise on the basis of the control group | 36 | |||||||