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Study characteristics | ||
Methods | RCT; 2 group; stratified by treatment (ongoing or complete) | |
Participants | 18 cancer patients with various diagnoses and at various stages of treatment | |
Interventions | Exercise: Qigong, supervised groups, 1 to 2 sessions/week for 8 weeks, 90 mins/session and practice at home for 1 hour/day Control: usual care, asked to refrain from joining a Qigong class |
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Outcomes | Quality of life (including a fatigue sub scale) Symptom experience Inflammation |
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Notes | Methodological quality score: 2 Main purpose of exercise: to improve quality of life, reduce treatment symptoms and inflammation |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | "Randomization was done by a computer program" |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | High risk | Not done |
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) | Low risk | Fatigue outcome reported |