What do systematic reviews say?

Exercise vs control

• Exercise for women receiving adjuvant therapy for breast cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  19 studies · 1698 participants
  Moderate

Exercise vs no exercise or placebo exercise

• Exercise training for adults undergoing maintenance dialysis 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  6 studies · 326 participants
  Low

Exercise vs usual care

• Treatment of fatigue in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis/motor neuron disease 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 18 participants
  Very low

Exercise vs usual care

• Exercise for reducing falls in people living with and beyond cancer 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 78 participants
  Very low

Aerobic exercise vs no exercise or placebo exercise

• Exercise training for adults undergoing maintenance dialysis 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 221 participants
  Very low

Exercise vs control

• Interventions for fatigue in people with kidney failure requiring dialysis 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 217 participants
  Low

Flexibility exercise training vs aerobic exercise training

• Flexibility exercise training for adults with fibromyalgia 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 75 participants
  Very low

Aerobic exercise and strength training vs no exercise or placebo exercise

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Exercise training for adults undergoing maintenance dialysis 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Exercise vs no exercise

Physical exercise showed no clear difference in fatigue Scale from: ‐1 to 1 with 1 indicating best outcome compared with no physical exercise (moderate certainty).

• Aerobic physical exercise for adult patients with haematological malignancies 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  SMD 0.31
  9 studies · 826 participants
  Moderate

Exercise vs usual care

• Exercise programmes for ankylosing spondylitis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

Exercise vs no intervention

• Exercise programmes for ankylosing spondylitis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 72 participants
  Very low

Resistance training vs no exercise or placebo exercise

• Exercise training for adults undergoing maintenance dialysis 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 68 participants
  Very low

Exercise plus usual care vs usual care

• Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 20 participants
  Very low

Exercise vs no exercise

• Exercise interventions for adults with cancer receiving radiation therapy alone 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 112 participants
  Low

Physical exercise training vs usual care

• Physical exercise training interventions for children and young adults during and after treatment for childhood cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 22 participants
  Very low
• Physical exercise training interventions for children and young adults during and after treatment for childhood cancer 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Exercise therapy vs antidepressants

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Aerobic exercise vs no training

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Strength training and aerobic exercise training for muscle disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Aerobic exercise vs no training

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Strength training and aerobic exercise training for muscle disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Exercise therapy vs psychological treatment

• Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 298 participants
  Low
• Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 351 participants
  Moderate

Exercise therapy vs control

• Exercise therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 670 participants
  Very low