Trial reportJournal of pain and symptom management2013
A home-based exercise program to improve function, fatigue, and sleep quality in patients with Stage IV lung and colorectal cancer: a randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Journal of pain and symptom management, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 134 papers, 27 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The trial behind it
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The Impact of Physical Exercise on Sleep Quality and Duration in Colorectal Cancer Patients During Prehabilitation Period: A Pilot Study
The Effects of Tailored Resistance Exercise on Sleep Quality in Relation to Chronotype
Who cites it
134 citing papers in PubMed, 27 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Exercise-based and mind-body movement interventions for depressive symptoms in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of ACSM guideline-based exercise on patients with lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in physiology · 2026Pooled it
- Using digital technology to support wellbeing and independence among people living with incurable cancers: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Resistance training for fatigue in people with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- Non-pharmacological interventions targeting mobility among people with advanced cancer: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- Home-based supportive care in advanced cancer: systematic review.BMJ supportive & palliative care · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of resistance training on sleep quality and disorders among individuals diagnosed with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Cancer medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Physical activity and pain in people with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
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- The Effect of Exercise on Pain in People with Cancer: A Systematic Review with Meta-analysis.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2023Pooled it
- Identifying strategies for implementing a clinical guideline for cancer-related fatigue: a qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2023Guideline
- The role of exercise for pain management in adults living with and beyond cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Pooled it
- The effects of physical exercise in the palliative care phase for people with advanced cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of mindfulness-based interventions on fatigue and psychological wellbeing in women with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised control trials.Psycho-oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Impact of physical exercise in advanced-stage cancer patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Cancer medicine · 2022Pooled it
- Association between physical activity and patient-reported outcome measures in patients with lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2022Pooled it
- Effect and feasibility of wearable physical activity trackers and pedometers for increasing physical activity and improving health outcomes in cancer survivors: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of sport and health science · 2022Pooled it
- Home-based, supervised, and mixed exercise intervention on functional capacity and quality of life of colorectal cancer patients: a meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2022Pooled it
- The effects of physical activity on overall survival among advanced cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC cancer · 2021Pooled it
- Telephone interventions for symptom management in adults with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
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Abstract
contextExercise benefits patients with cancer, but studies of home-based approaches, particularly among those with Stage IV disease, remain small and exploratory.
objectivesTo conduct an adequately powered trial of a home-based exercise intervention that can be facilely integrated into established delivery and reimbursement structures.
methodsSixty-six adults with Stage IV lung or colorectal cancer were randomized, in an eight-week trial, to usual care or incremental walking and home-based strength training. The exercising participants were instructed during a single physiotherapy visit and subsequently exercised four days or more per week; training and step-count goals were advanced during bimonthly telephone calls. The primary outcome measure was mobility assessed with the Ambulatory Post Acute Care Basic Mobility Short Form. Secondary outcomes included ratings of pain and sleep quality as well as the ability to perform daily activities (Ambulatory Post Acute Care Daily Activities Short Form), quality of life (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General), and fatigue (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Fatigue).
resultsThree participants dropped out and seven died (five in the intervention and two in the control group, P=0.28). At Week 8, the intervention group reported improved mobility (P=0.01), fatigue (P=0.02), and sleep quality (P=0.05) compared with the usual care group, but did not differ on the other measures.
conclusionA home-based exercise program seems capable of improving the mobility, fatigue, and sleep quality of patients with Stage IV lung and colorectal cancer.
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