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Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2016

Effects of a self-managed home-based walking intervention on psychosocial health outcomes for breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: a randomised controlled trial.

Kajal Gokal, Deborah Wallis, Samreen Ahmed, Ion Boiangiu, Kiran Kancherla, Fehmidah Munir

Registry-linked trialOpen access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04172350 (Developing and Examining Preliminary Effects of An Innovative Care-improvement Smartphone-based Perioperative Solution for Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 59 papers, 21 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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59citing papers in PubMed, 21 pooled it
2.6field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04172350 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Developing and Examining Preliminary Effects of An Innovative Care-improvement Smartphone-based Perioperative Solution for Women Undergoing Breast Cancer Surgery (iCareBreast): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorHE Hong-GuRan2019 to 2021Enrolled112ConditionsBreast Cancer Female, SurgeryArmsiCareBreast, Routine care
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

59 citing papers in PubMed, 21 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 110 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Efficacy of different non-pharmacological therapies on cancer-related fatigue in breast cancer patients: a network meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  10. Management of Fatigue in Adult Survivors of Cancer: ASCO-Society for Integrative Oncology Guideline Update.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2024
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  13. Long-term effects of exercise interventions on physical activity in breast cancer patients: 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 · 2023
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  18. The effect of training interventions on physical performance, quality of life, and fatigue in patients receiving breast cancer treatment: a systematic review.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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kajal GokalSchool of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK. kajalgokal@hotmail.com.
Deborah WallisSchool of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK. d.wallis@lboro.ac.uk.
Samreen AhmedLeicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, LE1 5WW, UK. samreen.ahmed@uhl-tr.nhs.uk.
Ion BoiangiuLeicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, LE1 5WW, UK. ion.boiangiu@uhl-tr.nhs.uk.
Kiran KancherlaLeicester Royal Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Leicester, LE1 5WW, UK. kiran.kancherla@uhl-tr.nhs.uk.
Fehmidah MunirSchool of Sport, Exercise & Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3TU, UK. f.munir@lboro.ac.uk.
Leicester Royal Infirmary · GBLoughborough University · GB

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis study evaluated the effectiveness of a self-managed home-based moderate intensity walking intervention on psychosocial health outcomes among breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

methodsThe randomised controlled trial compared a self-managed, home-based walking intervention to usual care alone among breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. Outcome measures included changes in self-report measures of anxiety, depression, fatigue, self-esteem, mood and physical activity. Fifty participants were randomised to either the intervention group (n = 25), who received 12 weeks of moderate intensity walking, or the control group (n = 25) mid-way through chemotherapy. Participants in the intervention group were provided with a pedometer and were asked to set goals and keep weekly diaries outlining the duration, intensity and exertion of their walking. Levels of psychosocial functioning and physical activity were assessed pre- and post-intervention in both groups.

resultsThe intervention had positive effects on fatigue (F = 5.77, p = 0.02), self-esteem (F = 8.93, p ≤ 0.001), mood (F = 4.73, p = 0.03) and levels of physical activity (x (2) = 17.15, p = 0.0011) but not anxiety (F = 0.90, p = 0.35) and depression (F = 0.26, p = 0.60) as assessed using the HADS. We found an 80% adherence rate to completing the 12-week intervention and recording weekly logs.

conclusionThis self-managed, home-based intervention was beneficial for improving psychosocial well-being and levels of physical activity among breast cancer patients treated with chemotherapy.

trial registrationCurrent Controlled Trials ISRCTN50709297.

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AdolescentAdultAgedBreast NeoplasmsFemaleHumansMiddle AgedMotor ActivitySelf CareTreatment OutcomeWalkingYoung AdultBreast cancerChemotherapyEmotional distressPhysical activityPsychosocial well-beingWalking

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PMID26275768
OpenAlexW1937278545

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