Interventions for the management of fatigue in adults with a primary brain tumour.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Fatigue is a common and disabling symptom in people with a primary brain tumour (PBT). The effectiveness of interventions for treating clinically significant levels of fatigue in this population is unclear. This is an updated version of the original Cochrane Review published in Issue 4, 2016.

Objectives

To assess the effectiveness and safety of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for adults with PBT and clinically significant (or high levels) of fatigue.

Search methods

For this updated review, we searched CENTRAL, MEDLINE and Embase, and checked the reference lists of included studies in April 2022. We also searched relevant conference proceedings, and ClinicalTrials.gov for ongoing trials.

Selection criteria

We included randomised

SUBMITTER: Day J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9466986 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature