For a journal club on exercise and cancer-related fatigue in adults, find 3 randomized controlled trials. Make a concise comparison table: population, exercise intervention, control group, fatigue measure, follow-up, and one important limitation. Cite each trial. Keep different fatigue scales separate and say when a detail is not reported.

Delivered a concise, evidence-cited comparison of three randomised trials, covering populations, exercise protocols, controls, fatigue measures, follow-up, limitations, and methodological differences.

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Show a compact table here in the chat, using only the three papers you already found. Four columns: Trial (author, year and citation), population, control group, fatigue scale + follow-up. Use brief phrases, keep unreported details explicit, and finish with one sentence on why the trials cannot be ranked by their raw fatigue scores. No new file.

Trial	Population	Control group	Fatigue scale + follow-up
Adamsen et al., 2009 (Adamsen, 2009)	269 adults; 21 cancer diagnoses; adjuvant chemotherapy or advanced disease (Adamsen, 2009)	Conventional care (Adamsen, 2009)	EORTC QLQ-C30; six weeks; 235 participants completed follow-up (Adamsen, 2009)
Xin et al., 2024 (Xin, 2024)	129 adults with gastric cancer; 119 analysed after exclusions and losses (Xin, 2024)	Control group; comparator details not reported (Xin, 2024)	Revised Piper Fatigue Scale; baseline and three months (Xin, 2024)
Haussmann et al., 2026 (Haussmann, 2026)	184 women with breast cancer scheduled for neoadjuvant chemotherapy (Haussmann, 2026)	Waitlist; resistance training began after breast surgery (Haussmann, 2026)	EORTC QLQ-FA12; baseline, nine weeks, post-chemotherapy/pre-surgery, six months, and 12 months after surgery (Haussmann, 2026)

The trials cannot be ranked by raw fatigue scores because they used different scales, populations, treatment timings, control conditions, and follow-up schedules (Adamsen, 2009) (Xin, 2024) (Haussmann, 2026).

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Check Xin et al. 2024 against the full text at https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11077428/ section 2.3.2: the control group received routine exercise health education, including fatigue information and exercise precautions. The comparator is reported there. Correct that cell, then show the compact four-column table for all three trials again in chat, with citations. Keep each cell brief. Follow with one sentence explaining why raw scores cannot be ranked across these studies.

Trial	Population	Control group	Fatigue scale + follow-up
Adamsen et al., 2009 (Adamsen, 2009)	269 adults; 21 cancer diagnoses; chemotherapy or advanced disease	Conventional care (Adamsen, 2009)	EORTC QLQ-C30; 6 weeks (Adamsen, 2009)
Xin et al., 2024 (Xin, 2024)	129 adults with gastric cancer; 119 analysed	Routine exercise health education, including fatigue information and exercise precautions (Xin, 2024)	Revised Piper Fatigue Scale; baseline and 3 months (Xin, 2024)
Haussmann et al., 2026 (Haussmann, 2026)	184 women with breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy	Waitlist; resistance training began after surgery (Haussmann, 2026)	EORTC QLQ-FA12; baseline, 9 weeks, post-chemotherapy, 6 months, and 12 months after surgery (Haussmann, 2026)

Raw fatigue scores cannot be ranked across these trials because the studies used different instruments, populations, control conditions, treatment timings, and follow-up schedules (Adamsen, 2009) (Xin, 2024) (Haussmann, 2026).

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Citation Lists

Xin X; Huang L; Pan Q; Zhang J; Hu W. · 2024 ·

Lis Adamsen, Morten Quist, C. Andersen, Tom Møller, Jørn Herrstedt, Dorte Kronborg, Marie Topp Baadsgaard, Kirsten Vistisen, Julie Midtgaard, Bo Christiansen, Maria Stage, Malene Kronborg, Mikael Rørth · 2009 · BMJ

Alexander Haussmann, Martina E. Schmidt, Siri Goldschmidt, A. Hiensch, Joachim Wiskemann, K. Steindorf · 2026 · BMC Medicine

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Trial

Population

Control group

Fatigue scale + follow-up

Adamsen et al., 2009 (Adamsen, 2009)

269 adults; 21 cancer diagnoses; adjuvant chemotherapy or advanced disease (Adamsen, 2009)

Conventional care (Adamsen, 2009)

EORTC QLQ-C30; six weeks; 235 participants completed follow-up (Adamsen, 2009)

Xin et al., 2024 (Xin, 2024)

129 adults with gastric cancer; 119 analysed after exclusions and losses (Xin, 2024)

Control group; comparator details not reported (Xin, 2024)

Revised Piper Fatigue Scale; baseline and three months (Xin, 2024)

Haussmann et al., 2026 (Haussmann, 2026)

184 women with breast cancer scheduled for neoadjuvant chemotherapy (Haussmann, 2026)

Waitlist; resistance training began after breast surgery (Haussmann, 2026)

EORTC QLQ-FA12; baseline, nine weeks, post-chemotherapy/pre-surgery, six months, and 12 months after surgery (Haussmann, 2026)

Trial

Population

Control group

Fatigue scale + follow-up

Adamsen et al., 2009 (Adamsen, 2009)

269 adults; 21 cancer diagnoses; chemotherapy or advanced disease

Conventional care (Adamsen, 2009)

EORTC QLQ-C30; 6 weeks (Adamsen, 2009)

Xin et al., 2024 (Xin, 2024)

129 adults with gastric cancer; 119 analysed

Routine exercise health education, including fatigue information and exercise precautions (Xin, 2024)

Revised Piper Fatigue Scale; baseline and 3 months (Xin, 2024)

Haussmann et al., 2026 (Haussmann, 2026)

184 women with breast cancer receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy

Waitlist; resistance training began after surgery (Haussmann, 2026)

EORTC QLQ-FA12; baseline, 9 weeks, post-chemotherapy, 6 months, and 12 months after surgery (Haussmann, 2026)