Trial reportCancer2015
The effect of oncologists' exercise recommendations on the level of exercise and quality of life in survivors of breast and colorectal cancer: A randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Cancer, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 76 papers, 7 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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76 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Optimizing exercise regimens for quality of life in patients with cancer: a network meta-analysis and dose-response study.BMC cancer · 2026Pooled it
- A meta-analysis of healthy lifestyle interventions addressing quality of life of cancer survivors in the post treatment phase.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Pooled 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
- 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
- Effects of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for breast cancer in health care quality improvements. A second systematic review.F1000Research · 2022Pooled it
- Physical activity interventions for disease-related physical and mental health during and following treatment in people with non-advanced colorectal cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials of Exercise Interventions Using Digital Activity Trackers in Patients With Cancer.Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN · 2019Pooled it
- Impact of the Oncologist's Recommendation on Exercise Levels and Quality of Life in Patients With Lung Cancer: The ORE Randomized Controlled Trial.Cancer medicine · 2026Trial
- A Web-Based Exercise System (e-CuidateChemo) to Counter the Side Effects of Chemotherapy in Patients With Breast Cancer: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2019Trial
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- Two-year follow-up of the OptiTrain randomised controlled exercise trial.Breast cancer research and treatment · 2019Trial
- Enhancing an oncologist's recommendation to exercise to manage fatigue levels in breast cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2018Trial
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- Motivational Interviewing to Increase Physical Activity Behavior in Cancer Patients: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trials.Integrative cancer therapiesTrial
- What patients with cancer require from their clinicians to enable uptake of exercise as part of cancer care: A mixed methods study.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- Effect of home-based exercise program on patients with aplastic anemia treated with allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: a non-randomized trial.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2026Article
- A safety risk assessment checklist for personalized exercise as early supportive care in breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a modified Delphi consensus study.BMC palliative care · 2026Article
- Radiation-Associated Heart Disease in Korean Women after Radiotherapy for Breast Cancer: Insights from the National Health Insurance Service Database.Cancer research and treatment · 2026Article
- A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Physical Activity Interventions in Colorectal Cancer Survivors: An Evidence Evaluation Attempt Across Racial/Ethnic Groups.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Physical activity levels among long-term cancer survivors of more than 5 years: a propensity score matching analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe purpose of the current study was to examine the effect of an oncologist's exercise recommendation with and without an exercise motivation package on the amount of exercise participation and quality of life (QOL) in survivors of breast and colorectal cancer.
methodsA total of 162 survivors of early-stage breast and colorectal cancer who completed primary and adjuvant treatments were recruited for the current study. Participants were randomly assigned into 1 of 3 groups: 1) control (59 patients); 2) those receiving an oncologist's exercise recommendation (53 patients); and 3) those receiving an oncologist's exercise recommendation with an exercise motivation package (50 patients). At baseline and after 4 weeks, the level of exercise participation and QOL were assessed.
resultsOf the 162 participants, 130 (80.2%) completed the trial. Intention-to-treat analysis indicated that participants who received an oncologist's exercise recommendation with an exercise motivation package significantly increased their level of exercise participation in terms of minutes (47.57 added minutes per week; 95% confidence interval, 9.62-85.52 minutes [P =.022] vs control) and in Metabolic Equivalent of Task (MET)-hours per week (4.14 additional MET-hours per week; 95% confidence interval, 1.70-6.58 MET-hours [P =.004] vs control) compared with the control group. Participants who received only their oncologist's exercise recommendation did not increase their exercise participation level. Further analysis demonstrated that role functioning was significantly improved among participants who received an oncologist's exercise recommendation with an exercise motivation package.
conclusionsProviding an exercise motivation package in addition to the oncologist's exercise recommendation to increase the level of exercise among survivors of breast and colorectal cancer should be considered.
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