Clinical trial · Exercise · 13 Nov 2026
In 210 adults with advanced cancer, sitting exercise lined up with a smaller fatigue and sleep cluster
Source: BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
What the research found
A multi-centre randomized trial was published online on 13 November 2026. 210 adults with advanced cancer were allocated to sitting exercise or usual care (105 and 105). Assessors were blinded. Mean age was 57.02 years (standard deviation 10.92). 35.2 percent were female. The practice was four simplified sitting Baduanjin movements, 15 to 20 minutes a session, for 12 weeks. Completion was 79.0 percent. Mean adherence was 91 percent. No adverse events were reported. The fatigue and sleep-disturbance cluster was lower than with usual care during the program and four weeks later (P<0.05), with changes in fatigue, sleep, and quality of life. A registration heading was present, but the registry number was not in the abstract text used here. One trial of a movement practice. It does not show an effect on the cancer itself. DOI 10.1186/s12906-026-05676-w. Not medical advice.
Evidence level: Clinical trial. This is among the stronger kinds of evidence, but one study rarely settles a question.
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