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Trial reportMedicine and sport science2008

Tai Chi Chuan for breast cancer survivors.

Karen M Mustian, Oxana G Palesh, Stephanie A Flecksteiner

Open access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Medicine and sport science, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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39citing papers in PubMed, 15 pooled it
25.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 83 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. The effects of Tai Chi on quality of life of cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019
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  11. Ameliorative effects of Tai Chi on cancer-related fatigue: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018
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  16. Randomized controlled trial of Qigong/Tai Chi Easy on cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer survivors.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2015
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Karen M MustianBehavioral Medicine Unit, Department of Radiation Oncology, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, N.Y., USA.
Oxana G Palesh
Stephanie A Flecksteiner
University of Rochester · US

Funding

UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER--CCOP RESEARCH BASEU10CA037420 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI MORROW, GARY R · 1985 to 2014
$21.1M
Cancer Control Research Training Curriculum (R25T)R25CA102618 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER · PI JANELSINS, MICHELLE C, MORROW, GARY R · 2004 to 2018
$6.7M
NCI NIH HHS R25 CA102618NCI NIH HHS U10 CA037420
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND/

aimsTreatment for breast cancer produces side effects that diminish functional capacity and quality of life (QOL) among survivors. Tai Chi Chuan (TCC) is a moderate form of exercise that may improve functional capacity and QOL in these individuals. Women who completed treatment for breast cancer were randomized to receive TCC or psychosocial support therapy for 12 weeks (60 min; three times weekly).

resultsThe TCC group demonstrated significant improvements in functional capacity, including aerobic capacity, muscular strength, and flexibility, as well as QOL; the psychosocial support therapy group showed significant improvements only in flexibility, with declines in aerobic capacity, muscular strength, and QOL.

conclusionsThe TCC group exhibited significant improvements in functional capacity and QOL. These data suggest that TCC may enhance functional capacity and QOL among breast cancer survivors.

Indexed as

Tai JiAdultAgedBreast NeoplasmsExercise ToleranceFemaleHumansMiddle AgedMuscle StrengthOxygen ConsumptionQuality of LifeRange of Motion, ArticularSurvivors

Identifiers

PMID18487900
PMCPMC3927648
OpenAlexW1583986566

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