Yuen 2007b.
| Study characteristics | ||
| Methods | See Yuen 2007a | |
| Participants | See Yuen 2007a | |
| Interventions | See Yuen 2007a | |
| Outcomes | See Yuen 2007a | |
| Notes | See Yuen 2007a | |
| Risk of bias | ||
| Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
| Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | "participants were assigned, based on computer generated random sequence, to one of three groups" |
| 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 | Intention‐to‐treat analysis not performed and reasons for drop‐out not provided |
| Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Fatigue outcome reported |
CCT: controlled clinical trial HR: heart rate HRmax: maximum heart rate HRQOL: health‐related quality of life RCT: randomised controlled trial RM: repetition maximum VO2: an indicator of cardio‐respiratory endurance and aerobic fitness