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Trial reportInternational journal of colorectal disease2013

The effects of inpatient exercise therapy on the length of hospital stay in stages I-III colon cancer patients: randomized controlled trial.

Ki-Yong Ahn, Hyuk Hur, Dong-Hyun Kim, Jihee Min, Duck Hyoun Jeong, Sang Hui Chu, Ji Won Lee, Jennifer A Ligibel, Jeffrey A Meyerhardt, Lee W Jones and 2 more

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Trial report in International journal of colorectal disease, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 40 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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12 authors.

Ki-Yong AhnDepartment of Sport and Leisure Studies, Yonsei University, 134 Seodaemun-Gu, Shinchon-Dong, 120-749 Seoul, Korea.
Hyuk Hur
Dong-Hyun Kim
Jihee Min
Duck Hyoun Jeong
Sang Hui Chu
Ji Won Lee
Jennifer A Ligibel
Jeffrey A Meyerhardt
Lee W Jones
Justin Y Jeon
Nam Kyu Kim

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study aimed to examine the effects of a postsurgical, inpatient exercise program on postoperative recovery in operable colon cancer patients

methodsWe conducted the randomized controlled trial with two arms: postoperative exercise vs. usual care. Patients with stages I-III colon cancer who underwent colectomy between January and December 2011 from the Colorectal Cancer Clinic, were recruited for the study. Subjects in the intervention group participated in the postoperative inpatient exercise program consisted of twice daily exercise, including stretching, core, balance, and low-intensity resistance exercises. The usual care group was not prescribed a structured exercise program. The primary endpoint was the length of hospital stay. Secondary endpoints were time to flatus, time to first liquid diet, anthropometric measurements, and physical function measurements.

resultsA total of 31 (86.1 %) patients completed the trial, with adherence to exercise interventions at 84.5 %. The mean length of hospital stay was 7.82 ± 1.07 days in the exercise group compared with 9.86 ± 2.66 days in usual care (mean difference, 2.03 days; 95 % confidence interval (CI), -3.47 to -0.60 days; p = 0.005) in per-protocol analysis. The mean time to flatus was 52.18 ± 21.55 h in the exercise group compared with 71.86 ± 29.2 h in the usual care group (mean difference, 19.69 h; 95 % CI, -38.33 to -1.04 h; p = 0.036).

conclusionsLow-to-moderate-intensity postsurgical exercise reduces length of hospital stay and improves bowel motility after colectomy procedure in patients with stages I-III colon cancer.

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Exercise TherapyInpatientsLength of StayAgedColectomyColonic NeoplasmsEndpoint DeterminationFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPhysical FitnessPostoperative CarePostoperative Complications

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PMID23417645

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