Payne 2008.
Study characteristics | ||
Methods | RCT; 2 groups | |
Participants | 18 patients with breast cancer | |
Interventions | Exercise: aerobic, unsupervised, home‐based walking at a moderate intensity for 20 minutes, 4 times/week for 12 weeks Control: usual care |
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Outcomes | Fatigue Depression Sleep disturbance Biomarkers Exercise |
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Notes | Methodological quality score: 2 Main purpose of exercise: to reduce fatigue, sleep disturbances and depressive symptoms |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | "randomized" but method 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 | Unclear risk | Unclear |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Fatigue outcome reported |