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Trial reportOncology research and treatment2019

Effect of Baduanjin Qigong Exercise on Cancer-Related Fatigue in Patients with Colorectal Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Yun Lu, Hui-Qin Qu, Feng-Ying Chen, Xiao-Ting Li, Lan Cai, Shan Chen, Yuan-Yuan Sun

Open access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Oncology research and treatment, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 65 papers, 20 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

65 citing papers in PubMed, 20 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 111 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Management of Fatigue in Adult Survivors of Cancer: ASCO-Society for Integrative Oncology Guideline Update.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2024
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  11. Effects of internet-based digital health interventions on the physical activity and quality of life of colorectal cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  15. 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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  17. Effectiveness of exercise training on cancer-related fatigue in colorectal cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yun LuDepartment of Oncological Surgery, Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunshan, China.
Hui-Qin QuDepartment of Oncological Surgery, Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunshan, China.
Feng-Ying ChenDepartment of Nursing, Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunshan, China.
Xiao-Ting LiDepartment of Nursing, Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunshan, China, ksluyun@126.com.
Lan CaiDepartment of Nursing, Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunshan, China.
Shan ChenDepartment of Oncological Surgery, Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunshan, China.
Yuan-Yuan SunDepartment of Oncological Surgery, Kunshan Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Kunshan, China.
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine · CNTraditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Kunshan · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCancer-related fatigue (CRF) is one of the most troubling symptoms of cancer patients during chemotherapy, and no gold standard for the treatment of CRF has been established.

objectiveThis study aimed to examine the effects of the Baduanjin qigong on patients with colorectal cancer and CRF, and to explore its intervention effects.

methodsThis was an open-label, randomized controlled clinical trial. Ninety patients with chemotherapy-treated colorectal cancer and CRF were randomized to a Baduanjin exercise group or a routine care group. The primary outcome was the Brief Fatigue Inventory (BFI) score at 24 weeks. The secondary outcomes were the Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores at 24 weeks.

resultsThere were no significant differences between the two groups in CRF level at baseline and 12 weeks. At 24 weeks, the proportion of patients with moderate-to-severe CRF was significantly smaller in the exercise group than in the control group (23.2 vs. 59.1%, p < 0.01). The KPS and PSQI scores were similar in the two groups at baseline and 12 weeks, but they were significantly higher and lower, respectively, at 24 weeks in the exercise group compared with the control group (KPS score: 89.3 ± 8.3 vs. 75.2 ± 11.5, p < 0.01; PSQI score: 4.1 ± 1.1 vs. 6.9 ± 2.0, p < 0.01). Significant time-group interactions were observed for all three scores (all p < 0.01).

conclusionsBaduanjin qigong exercise can relieve CRF in patients with colorectal cancer undergoing chemotherapy and can improve their physical activity level and their quality of sleep.

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AdultAgedChinaColorectal NeoplasmsDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsExerciseExercise TherapyFatigueFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleMedicine, Chinese TraditionalMiddle AgedQigongQuality of LifeBaduanjin qigongCancer-related fatigueChemotherapyColorectal cancerTraditional Chinese medicine

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PMID31266043
PMCPMC6771138
OpenAlexW2954668547

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