| Study characteristics |
| Methods |
RCT; 2 groups, stratification by tumour type, age, gender and Eastern Co‐operative Oncology Group Score |
| Participants |
103 cancer patients diagnosed within past 12 months and due to receive radiotherapy |
| Interventions |
Structured multidisciplinary sessions incorporating self paced exercise. 8 sessions over 4 weeks with 20 mins of exercise per session. Control: usual care |
| Outcomes |
Fatigue
Mood
Anxiety |
| Notes |
Methodological quality score: 1
Main purpose of exercise: to improve quality of life |
| Risk of bias |
| Bias |
Authors' judgement |
Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) |
Unclear risk |
"randomly assigned" but methods not described |
| 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 |
High risk |
Drop‐outs not accounted for and unclear whether an intention‐to‐treat analysis was undertaken |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) |
Low risk |
Fatigue outcome reported |
