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SynthesisSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2018

Ameliorative effects of Tai Chi on cancer-related fatigue: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Shangjin Song, Jiahui Yu, Yi Ruan, Xuan Liu, Lijuan Xiu, Xiaoqiang Yue

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06243107 (The Effectiveness of Tai-Chi in Cancer Patients Improves Fatigue, Mood, Sleep, Quality of Life and Heart Rate Variability), which is not on this map. Cited by 34 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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.

NCT06243107 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

The Effectiveness of Tai-Chi in Cancer Patients Improves Fatigue, Mood, Sleep, Quality of Life and Heart Rate Variability

TypeinterventionalSponsorChang Gung Memorial HospitalRan2019 to 2022Enrolled68ConditionsCancerArmsTai-chi
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

34 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  5. Effectiveness of exercise interventions in the management of cancer-related fatigue: a systematic review of systematic reviews.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  7. Mind-body practices for cancer-related symptoms management: an overview of systematic reviews including one hundred twenty-nine meta-analyses.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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  8. Effects of physical exercise on body fat and laboratory biomarkers in cancer patients: a meta-analysis of 35 randomized controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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  12. 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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  16. The effect of traditional Chinese medicine on psychological conditions among elderly patients with cancer: a scoping review.Psychogeriatrics : the official journal of the Japanese Psychogeriatric Society · 2024
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  20. Cancer-related fatigue: scoping review to synthesize a definition for childhood cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Shangjin SongDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), No.415 Fengyang Rd, Shanghai, 200003, China.
Jiahui YuDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), No.415 Fengyang Rd, Shanghai, 200003, China.
Yi RuanDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changhai Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), No. 168 Changhai Rd, Shanghai, 200433, China.
Xuan LiuDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), No.415 Fengyang Rd, Shanghai, 200003, China.
Lijuan XiuDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), No.415 Fengyang Rd, Shanghai, 200003, China.
Xiaoqiang YueDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changzheng Hospital, Naval Medical University (Second Military Medical University), No.415 Fengyang Rd, Shanghai, 200003, China. xqyue@smmu.edu.cn.

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 81603434Shanghai Municipal Population and Family Planning Commission NO.ZY3-CCCX-3-3038
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis meta-analysis investigated the effectiveness of Tai Chi on cancer-related fatigue (CRF).

methodsNine databases (PubMed, Web of Science, Ovid, the Cochrane Library, Embase, and four Chinese databases) were searched to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that evaluated the effects of Tai Chi on CRF. The reference lists given in the identified RCTs were also reviewed to identify potentially relevant studies.

resultsSix RCTs involving 373 patients were included. The change in short- and long-term CRF (SCRF and LCRF, respectively) was calculated as the change in the mean score for CRF from baseline to the end of intervention period and to the end of post-intervention follow-up, respectively. Pooled results suggested that Tai Chi had a significant positive effect on standard mean difference (i.e., SCRF; SMD = - 0.54; p < 0.0001), but the impact on LCRF remained unclear. Subgroup analyses of SCRF indicated positive effects of Tai Chi among patients with breast (SMD = - 0.81; p < 0.00001) and lung cancer (SMD = - 0.50; p = 0.002), but not prostate cancer (p = 0.98). Tai Chi also had effects on SCRF that were superior to physical exercise and psychological support (SMD = - 0.49 and - 0.84, respectively; both p < 0.05). A longer intervention time (8-12 weeks) benefited SCRF more than a shorter time (SMD = - 1.08 and - 0.36, respectively; both p < 0.05).

conclusionTai Chi for more than 8 weeks has short-term ameliorative effects on CRF, especially among patients with breast and lung cancer. Its beneficial effects are superior to physical exercise and psychological support. It remains unclear whether there are long-term benefits, and further study is needed.

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ExerciseQuality of LifeTai JiAdultAgedFatigueFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsFatigueMeta-analysisNeoplasmsTai Chi

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