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SynthesisCurrent oncology reports2019

Qigong or Tai Chi in Cancer Care: an Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

Yingchun Zeng, Xiaohua Xie, Andy S K Cheng

Registry-linked trialAbstract readMeta-AnalysisSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Current oncology reports, 2019. 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 40 papers, 5 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 map

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

40 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Mind-body interventions for cancer-related dyspnoea: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  3. Stress reduction through taiji: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024
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  19. Yoga and Qigong for Health: Two Sides of the Same Coin?Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Yingchun ZengResearch Institute of Gynecology and Obstetrics, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, China. chloezengyc@hotmail.co.uk.
Xiaohua XieDepartment of Nursing, The Second People's Hospital of Shenzhen, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, China.
Andy S K ChengDepartment of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purpose of reviewQigong and Tai Chi are two increasingly popular mind-body interventions with the potential to address the multifaceted needs of cancer survivors. The aim of this updated review and meta-analysis was to quantitatively evaluate the treatment effects of Qigong/Tai Chi on cancer survivors since 2014. RECENT

findingsThere were statistically significant and clinically meaningful effects in favor of Qigong/Tai Chi interventions for symptoms of fatigue and sleep quality. There were positive trends, but not statistically significant effects, observed for anxiety, stress, depressive symptoms, and overall quality of life (QOL). Cancer-related cognitive impairment is a common complaint among cancer survivors that has received increasing attention in this area in recent years. Qigong/Tai Chi in cancer care shows great promise with short-term effects in treating many cancer-related symptoms. Further methodologically sound trials with longer follow-up periods and more active control conditions are required, before definitive conclusions can be recommended for cancer patients.

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QigongTai JiCancer SurvivorsFatigueHumansNeoplasmsQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSleepTreatment OutcomeAnxietyCognitive functionDepressionFatigueIntegrative oncologyQigongQuality of life (QOL)SleepStressTai Chi

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PMID30955106

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