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. 2012 Nov 14;2012(11):CD006145. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006145.pub3

Battaglini 2008.

Study characteristics
Methods RCT; 2‐group parallel design
Participants 20 breast cancer patients due to receive adjuvant therapy
Interventions Aerobic and resistance training at 40% to 60% maximum exercise capacity and stretching; twice per week for 15 weeks, up to 60 minutes per session
Control: usual care
Outcomes Fatigue
Total caloric intake
Cardiovascular endurance
Dynamic muscular endurance
Body composition
Notes Methodological quality score: 1
Main purpose of exercise: total calorie intake
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Stated to be randomised
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk Not stated
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias)
All outcomes High risk Blinding not done
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias)
All outcomes Unclear risk Not clear if all participants completed the study
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk Fatigue outcome reported