Trial reportIntegrative cancer therapies2017
Protective Effect of Aerobic Physical Activity on Sleep Behavior in Breast Cancer Survivors.
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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.
Effects of Shift Work on Health: Assessment of Sleep Quality, Motor Control and Cardiovascular Risk.
DIANA-5: Randomized Trial to Test the Efficacy of Dietary Change and Physical Activity to Prevent or Delay the Development of Recurrences in Breast Cancer Patients Estimated to be at High Risk of Recurrence Hormonal and Metabolic Reasons
Who cites it
33 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 76 citations in OpenAlex.
- Which Exercise Prescriptions Improve Physical Fitness in Patients with Breast Cancer Before, During, and Following Treatment? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of supervised exercise on sleep of women who survived breast cancer: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025Pooled it
- Different exercise interventions on quality of sleep in breast cancer survivors-a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Interventions for insomnia in cancer patients and survivors-a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.JNCI cancer spectrum · 2024Pooled it
- The Use of Wearable Devices in Oncology Patients: A Systematic Review.The oncologist · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of resistance training on sleep quality and disorders among individuals diagnosed with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Cancer medicine · 2024Pooled it
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- Guideline
- Effects of physical activity on sleep problems in breast cancer survivors: a meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Pooled it
- Optimising weight-loss interventions in cancer patients-A systematic review and network meta-analysis.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- Body weight management in overweight and obese breast cancer survivors.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2020Pooled it
- Exercise Guidelines for Cancer Survivors: Consensus Statement from International Multidisciplinary Roundtable.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2019Guideline
- Benefits of Aerobic Exercise for Breast Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials.Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention : APJCP · 2019Pooled it
- Effects of a wearable technology-based physical activity intervention on sleep quality in breast cancer survivors: the ACTIVATE Trial.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2021Trial
- Physical Activity and Sleep Quality in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Trial.Medicine and science in sports and exercise · 2017Trial
- Comparative and Dose-Response Effects of Exercise Modalities on Sleep Quality in Individuals With Breast Cancer: A Bayesian Network Meta-Analysis.Psycho-oncology · 2026Article
- Insomnia in Women Surviving Breast and Gynecological Cancers-A Narrative Review to Address the Hormonal Factor.Cancers · 2025Review
- Effectiveness of an urban forest healing program for improving sleep in cancer survivors.Asia-Pacific journal of oncology nursing · 2025Article
- The moderating effect of physical activity in the relationship between sleep quality and BMI in adults with overweight and obesity.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2025Article
- The effect of physical activity on sleep disturbance in various populations: a scoping review of randomized clinical trials.The international journal of behavioral nutrition and physical activity · 2023Article
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Abstract
hypothesesSleep disorders are associated with an increased risk of cancer, including breast cancer (BC). Physical activity (PA) can produce beneficial effects on sleep. STUDY
designWe designed a randomized controlled trial to test the effect of 3 months of physical activity on sleep and circadian rhythm activity level evaluated by actigraphy.
methods40 BC women, aged 35-70 years, were randomized into an intervention (IG) and a control group (CG). IG performed a 3 month of aerobic exercise. At baseline and after 3 months, the following parameters were evaluated both for IG and CG: anthropometric and body composition measurements, energy expenditure and motion level; sleep parameters (Actual Sleep Time-AST, Actual Wake Time-AWT, Sleep Efficiency-SE, Sleep Latency-SL, Mean Activity Score-MAS, Movement and Fragmentation Index-MFI and Immobility Time-IT) and activity level circadian rhythm using the Actigraph Actiwatch.
resultsThe CG showed a deterioration of sleep, whereas the IG showed a stable pattern. In the CG the SE, AST and IT decreased and the AWT, SL, MAS and MFI increased. In the IG, the SE, IT, AWT, SL, and MAS showed no changes and AST and MFI showed a less pronounced change in the IG than in the CG. The rhythmometric analysis revealed a significant circadian rhythm in two groups. After 3 months of PA, IG showed reduced fat mass %, while CG had improved weight and BMI.
conclusionPhysical activity may be beneficial against sleep disruption. Indeed, PA prevented sleep worsening in IG. PA can represent an integrative intervention therapy able to modify sleep behaviour.
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