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Trial reportBritish journal of cancer2016

Effect of walking on circadian rhythms and sleep quality of patients with lung cancer: a randomised controlled trial.

Hui-Mei Chen, Chun-Ming Tsai, Yu-Chung Wu, Kuan-Chia Lin, Chia-Chin Lin

3 registry-linked trialsOpen access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
PubMed Full text at PMC Publisher
In one paragraph

Trial report in British journal of cancer, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 48 papers, 14 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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48citing papers in PubMed, 14 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

NCT03482323 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2018, after this paper: background citation

Improving Survival in Lung Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Aerobic Exercise and Tai-chi Interventions

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe University of Hong KongRan2018 to 2019Enrolled30ConditionsLung Cancer PatientsArmsExercise, Tai-Chi
NCT04270500 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

The Impact of Physical Exercise on Sleep Quality and Duration in Colorectal Cancer Patients During Prehabilitation Period: A Pilot Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorMontreal General HospitalRan2020 to 2022Enrolled100ConditionsColo-rectal Cancer, SurgeryArmsPrehabilitation program
NCT05875870 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2023, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Bright-light Exposure Combined With Specific Exercise Training (BEST) Program on Sleep-Wake Rhythm, Physical and Psychological Symptoms, and Quality of Life of Patients With Thoracic Cancer: A Series Study.

TypeinterventionalSponsorTaipei Veterans General Hospital, TaiwanRan2023 to 2028Enrolled200ConditionsLung Neoplasm, Esophageal NeoplasmsArmsDaylight exposure combine walking, Stretching exercise
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

48 citing papers in PubMed, 14 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 85 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions on sleep quality in lung cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2015-2025).Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  8. Preoperative exercise training for people with non-small cell lung cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022
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  9. Lung Cancer and Self-Management Interventions: A Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  10. Exercise prescription for symptoms and quality of life improvements in lung cancer patients: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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  13. Exercise training for advanced lung cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2019
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  17. The effects of a 3-month walking and dietary education program on the quality of life of patients with esophageal cancer: a 1-year follow-up randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Hui-Mei ChenSchool of Nursing, College of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chun-Ming TsaiChest Department, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yu-Chung WuSchool of Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Kuan-Chia LinInstitute of Hospital and Health Care Administration, Community Medicine Research Center, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chia-Chin LinSchool of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University · TWNational Yang Ming University Hospital · TWTaipei Medical University · TWTaipei Veterans General Hospital · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSleep disturbances and poor rest-activity rhythms, which can reduce the quality of life, are highly prevalent among patients with lung cancer.

methodsThis trial investigated the effects of a 12-week exercise intervention including home-based walking exercise training and weekly exercise counseling on 111 lung cancer patients. Participants were randomly allocated to receive the intervention or usual-care. Outcomes included objective sleep (total sleep time, TST; sleep efficiency, SE; sleep onset latency, SOL; and wake after sleep onset, WASO), subjective sleep (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI), and rest-activity rhythms (r24 and I<O). Outcomes were assessed at baseline and 3 and 6 months after intervention.

resultsThe PSQI (Wald χ

conclusionsThe walking program is an effective intervention for improving the subjective and objective sleep quality of lung cancer patients and can be considered an optional component of lung cancer rehabilitation.

Indexed as

Circadian RhythmSleepWalkingAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansLung NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedQuality of Life

Identifiers

PMID27811855
PMCPMC5129819
OpenAlexW2548369948

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