Trial reportIntegrative cancer therapies2013
Effects of a physical activity behavior change intervention on inflammation and related health outcomes in breast cancer survivors: pilot randomized trial.
Trial report in Integrative cancer therapies, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00640666 (Changes in Cancer-related Cytokines After Participation in a Physical Activity Behavior Change Intervention), which is not on this map. Cited by 78 papers, 21 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Changes in Cancer-related Cytokines After Participation in a Physical Activity Behavior Change Intervention (CICK Study)
Who cites it
78 citing papers in PubMed, 21 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 126 citations in OpenAlex.
- Do Combined Resistance and Aerobic Exercise Programs Cause an Interference Effect in Women with Breast Cancer? A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Comparative efficacy of exercise modes on inflammatory cytokines in patients with breast cancer: a systematic review with pairwise and network meta-analyses.Scientific reports · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Exercise on Cytokine Profiles in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of concurrent aerobic and strength training in women diagnosed with non-metastatic breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of exercise interventions on sleep quality in breast cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of exercise on inflammation in female survivors of nonmetastatic breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of supervised exercise on sleep of women who survived breast cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Pooled it
- Effectiveness of aerobic exercise intervention on cardiovascular disease risk in female breast cancer: a systematic review with meta-analyses.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Combined Aerobic and Resistance Training Improves Body Composition, Alters Cardiometabolic Risk, and Ameliorates Cancer-Related Indicators in Breast Cancer Patients and Survivors with Overweight/Obesity: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2024Pooled it
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- Effects of exercise on inflammatory factors and IGF system in breast cancer survivors: a meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of physical exercise on body fat and laboratory biomarkers in cancer patients: a meta-analysis of 35 randomized controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of physical activity on sleep problems in breast cancer survivors: a meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of Diet and Exercise-Induced Weight Loss on Biomarkers of Inflammation in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2021Pooled it
- The effects of physical activity on physiological markers in breast cancer survivors: A meta-analysis.Medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Interventions for promoting habitual exercise in people living with and beyond cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Efficacy of Exercise Therapy on Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2018Pooled it
- Effects of Theory-Based Behavioral Interventions on Physical Activity Among Overweight and Obese Female Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Integrative cancer therapies · 2018Pooled it
- Physical activity for women with breast cancer after adjuvant therapy.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Survivorship: sleep disorders, version 1.2014.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2014Guideline
18 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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10 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundThe goal of this pilot study was to determine the magnitude and direction of intervention effect sizes for inflammatory-related serum markers and relevant health outcomes among breast cancer survivors (BCSs) receiving a physical activity behavior change intervention compared with usual care.
methodsThis randomized controlled trial enrolled 28 stage I, II, or IIIA BCSs who were post-primary treatment and not regular exercisers. Participants were assigned to either a 3-month physical activity behavior change intervention group (ING) or usual care group (UCG). Intervention included supervised aerobic (150 weekly minutes, moderate-intensity) and resistance (2 sessions per week) exercise that gradually shifted to home-based exercise. Outcomes were assessed at baseline and 3 months.
resultsCardiorespiratory fitness significantly improved in the ING versus the UCG (between-group difference = 3.8 mL/kg/min; d = 1.1; P = .015). Self-reported sleep latency was significantly reduced in the ING versus the UCG (between group difference = -0.5; d = -1.2; P = .02) as was serum leptin (between-group difference = -9.0 ng/mL; d = -1.0; P = .031). Small to medium nonsignificant negative effect sizes were noted for interleukin (IL)-10 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and ratios of IL-6 to IL-10, IL-8 to IL-10, and TNF-α to IL-10, whereas nonsignificant positive effect sizes were noted for IL-6 and high-molecular-weight adiponectin.
conclusionsPhysical activity behavior change interventions in BCSs can achieve large effect size changes for several health outcomes. Although effect sizes for inflammatory markers were often small and not significant, changes were in the hypothesized direction for all except IL-6 and IL-10.
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