ArticleSpringerPlus2014
Effect of an exercise training intervention with resistance bands on blood cell counts during chemotherapy for lung cancer: a pilot randomized controlled trial.
Article in SpringerPlus, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01130714 (Effectiveness of a Resistance Training Program on Inflammatory Markers and Chemotherapy Completion in Lung Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effectiveness of a Resistance Training Program on Inflammatory Markers and Chemotherapy Completion in Lung Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy
Who cites it
11 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.
- Feasibility, safety, and adherence of home-based exercise interventions in people diagnosed with cancer: a systematic review.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Pooled it
- Physiologic and psychologic adaptation to exercise interventions in lung cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Pooled it
- Exercise training undertaken by people within 12 months of lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- Exercise training for advanced lung cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019Pooled it
- POSITIVE study: physical exercise program in non-operable lung cancer patients undergoing palliative treatment.BMC cancer · 2016Trial
- Associations of different combinations of moderate-vigorous physical activity and muscle-strengthening activity with mortality among US lung cancer survivors.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Article
- Safety and efficacy evaluation of personalized exercise prescription during chemotherapy for lung cancer patients.Thoracic cancer · 2024Article
- Harms of exercise training in patients with cancer undergoing systemic treatment: a systematic review and meta-analysis of published and unpublished controlled trials.EClinicalMedicine · 2023Article
- Physical Activity and Exercise in Lung Cancer Care: Will Promises Be Fulfilled?The oncologist · 2020Review
- Assessing the Correlation Between Physical Activity and Quality of Life in Advanced Lung Cancer.Integrative cancer therapies · 2018Observational
- Does low volume high-intensity interval training elicit superior benefits to continuous low to moderate-intensity training in cancer survivors?World journal of clinical oncology · 2018Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
purposeChemotherapy for lung cancer can have a detrimental effect on white blood cell (WBC) and red blood cell (RBC) counts. Physical exercise may have a role in improving WBCs and RBCs, although few studies have examined cancer patients receiving adjuvant therapies. The purpose of this pilot trial was to examine the effects of an exercise intervention utilizing resistance bands on WBCs and RBCs in lung cancer patients receiving curative intent chemotherapy.
methodsA sample of lung cancer patients scheduled for curative intent chemotherapy was randomly assigned to the exercise intervention (EX) condition or usual care (UC) condition. The EX condition participated in a three times weekly exercise program using resistance bands for the duration of chemotherapy.
resultsA total of 14 lung cancer patients completed the trial. EX condition participants completed 79% of planned exercise sessions. The EX condition was able to maintain WBCs over the course of the intervention compared to declines in the UC condition (p = .008; d = 1.68). There were no significant differences in change scores in RBCs.
conclusionsExercise with resistance bands may help attenuate declines in WBCs in lung cancer patients receiving curative intent chemotherapy. Larger trials are warranted to validate these findings. Ultimately these findings could be informative for the development of supportive care strategies for lung cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
trial registrationClinical Trials Registration #: NCT01130714.
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