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Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2023

Effect of Baduanjin qigong on postoperative pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with non-small cell lung cancer: a randomized controlled trial.

Jilai Xu, Xia Li, Jing Zeng, Yanfen Zhou, Qiyan Li, Zhenmin Bai, Yuxuan Zhang, Jun Xiao

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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18citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
3.7field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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

18 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. 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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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jilai Xu *School of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Xia Li *Guangzhou Special Service Recuperation, Center PLA Rocket Force, Guangzhou, China.
Jing ZengGuangzhou Special Service Recuperation, Center PLA Rocket Force, Guangzhou, China.
Yanfen ZhouGuangzhou Special Service Recuperation, Center PLA Rocket Force, Guangzhou, China.
Qiyan LiGuangzhou Special Service Recuperation, Center PLA Rocket Force, Guangzhou, China.
Zhenmin BaiSchool of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Yuxuan ZhangGuangzhou Special Service Recuperation, Center PLA Rocket Force, Guangzhou, China. 604249546@qq.com.
Jun XiaoGuangzhou Special Service Recuperation, Center PLA Rocket Force, Guangzhou, China. 1772084889@qq.com.
421 Hospital of PLA · CNBeijing Sport University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of this study was to explore the effect of Baduanjin qigong on improving lung function and postoperative quality of life of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to find an effective home-based pulmonary rehabilitation method.

methodsA randomised controlled trial was carried out from July 2019 to October 2021, which included 216 NSCLC postoperative participants from Beijing China-Japan Friendship Hospital and Cancer Hospital of Chinese Academy of Medical Science. Participants were randomly divided into two groups, including the observation (n = 108) group and the control group (n = 108). The control group was given routine lung rehabilitation training, while the observation group was given Baduanjin qigong. Both groups were trained for 12 weeks.The patient's age, sex, smoking history, lung cancer stage, pathological type were recorded. Related indicators of lung function, 6-min walk distance(6MWD), Piper fatigue Scale, and Borg dyspnea score before and after intervention were recorded.

resultsCompared with these indicators before indicators, lung function, 6MWD, Piper fatigue Scale score and Borg score were significantly better in the two groups after intervention (P < 0.05). There were no significant differences in FVC%, 6MWD and Borg score between the two groups (P > 0.05), whereas FEV

conclusionBoth Baduanjin qigong and traditional pulmonary rehabilitation methods can improve the postoperative lung function and quality of life of patients with NSCLC; and compared with traditional pulmonary rehabilitation training, Baduanjin Qigong may have certain advantages in relieving cancer-related fatigue and FEV

trial registrationClinical Trial No.: ChiCTR1900025121.

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Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell LungLung NeoplasmsQigongFatigueHumansLungQuality of LifeBaduanjinNon-small cell lung cancerQuality of life

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PMID38158422
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