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Trial reportJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2014

Levels of fatigue and distress in senior prostate cancer survivors enrolled in a 12-week randomized controlled trial of Qigong.

Rebecca A Campo, Neeraj Agarwal, Paul C LaStayo, Kathleen O'Connor, Lisa Pappas, Kenneth M Boucher, Jerry Gardner, Sierra Smith, Kathleen C Light, Anita Y Kinney

Abstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 49 papers, 15 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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49 citing papers in PubMed, 15 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  6. Inclusivity in prostate cancer and exercise research: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  10. Mindfulness and Meditative Movement Interventions for Men Living With Cancer: A Meta-analysis.Annals of behavioral medicine : a publication of the Society of Behavioral Medicine · 2020
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  12. Systematic Review of Intensity-Modulated Brachytherapy (IMBT): Static and Dynamic Techniques.International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics · 2019
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  15. Qigong in cancer care: a systematic review and construct analysis of effective Qigong therapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2016
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  17. Qigong intervention for breast cancer survivors with complaints of decreased cognitive function.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Rebecca A CampoHuntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, USA, rebecca_campo@med.unc.edu.
Neeraj Agarwal
Paul C LaStayo
Kathleen O'Connor
Lisa Pappas
Kenneth M Boucher
Jerry Gardner
Sierra Smith
Kathleen C Light
Anita Y Kinney

Funding

UTAH REGIONAL CANCER CENTERP30CA042014 · NCI · UTAH STATE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM--UNIVERSITY OF UTAH · PI KATHARINE S ULLMAN · 1986 to 2026
$72.6M
UNC Research Fellowship in Complementary and Alternative MedicineT32AT003378 · NCCIH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Keturah Ruth Faurot, Susan Gaylord · 2007 to 2026
$7.8M
NCCIH NIH HHS T-32 AT003378NCCIH NIH HHS T32 AT003378NCI NIH HHS P30 CA042014
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeFatigue is a commonly reported symptom by prostate cancer survivors and is associated with significant distress and declines in quality of life. Qigong is a mind-body activity that consists of both physical activity and meditative aspects. This 12-week randomized controlled trial examined the feasibility and efficacy of a Qigong intervention for improving older prostate cancer survivors' levels of fatigue and distress.

methodsForty older (median age = 72, range = 58-93), fatigued (cut-off value of ≥ 1 on the CTCAEv4.0, >20 on a fatigue grading scale), and sedentary (<150 min of moderate exercise/week) prostate cancer survivors were randomized to 12 weeks of Qigong or stretching classes. Primary outcomes were feasibility (i.e., retention and class attendance rates) and fatigue [Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue)], and secondary outcome was distress [Brief Symptom Inventory-18 (BSI-18)].

resultsStudy retention rates did not significantly differ between study groups (Qigong = 80 %, stretching = 65 %, p = 0.48). The Qigong group had significantly higher class attendance than the stretching group (p = 0.04). The Qigong group had significantly greater improvements in the FACIT-Fatigue (p = 0.02) and distress (i.e., BSI-18 Somatization, Anxiety, & Global Severity Index, p's < 0.05), than the Stretching group.

conclusionsThis 12-week Qigong intervention was feasible and potentially efficacious in improving senior prostate cancer survivors' levels of fatigue and distress levels. Future, larger definitive randomized controlled trials are needed to confirm these benefits in older prostate cancer survivors and in racially and ethnically diverse populations. IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Qigong may be an effective nonpharmacological intervention for the management of senior prostate cancer survivors' fatigue and distress.

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QigongAdenocarcinomaAgedAged, 80 and overEthnicityFatigueFeasibility StudiesHumansMaleMiddle AgedMotor ActivityMuscle Stretching ExercisesPatient ComplianceProstatic NeoplasmsQuality of LifeSocioeconomic Factors

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PMID24170679
PMCPMC3945387

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