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Study characteristics | ||
Methods | RCT; 2 group; stratified by treatment (ongoing or complete) | |
Participants | 108 cancer patients with various diagnoses and at various stages of treatment | |
Interventions | Exercise: Qigong, supervised groups, 2 sessions/week for 10 weeks, 90 mins/session and practice at home for 30 minutes/day Control: usual care, asked to refrain from joining a Qigong class |
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Outcomes | Fatigue Quality of life Mood Inflammation |
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Notes | Methodological quality score: 2 Main purpose of exercise: to improve quality of life |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | "Randomization, by computer, was stratified by treatment at baseline" |
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 |