Culos‐Reed 2006.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | RCT; 2 groups | |
Participants | 38 cancer survivors, minimum of 3 months post‐treatment | |
Interventions | Exercise: yoga Control: wait list | |
Outcomes | Fatigue Mood Symptom stress Quality of life Physical fitness Physical activity | |
Notes | Methodological quality score: 1 Main purpose of exercise: to improve physical and psychological health |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | "randomly assigned" but method not reported |
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 | Low risk | All participants were accounted for |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | High risk | Fatigue outcomes not reported and authors focused upon significant results |