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Trial reportJournal of research in health sciences2016

The Impact of Aerobic Exercise on Quality of Life in Women with Breast Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Fatemeh Shobeiri, Seyedeh Zahra Masoumi, Azita Nikravesh, Rashid Heidari Moghadam, Manoochehr Karami

Open access · greenAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Journal of research in health sciences, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 13 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 13 pooled it
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 14% 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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 13 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The effects of aerobic and resistance training across eight cancer types: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  7. Cardiovascular training for fatigue in people with cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025
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  8. 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 · 2024
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  11. Effects of exercise on the quality of life in breast cancer patients: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2019
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  12. Exercise for reducing falls in people living with and beyond cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018
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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 1 institution in 1 country.

Fatemeh ShobeiriMother & Child Care Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Seyedeh Zahra MasoumiMother & Child Care Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Azita NikraveshDepartment of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Rashid Heidari MoghadamDepartment of Ergonomics, School of Public Health, Research Center for Health Sciences, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran. dr_haidari@yahoo.com.
Manoochehr KaramiDepartment of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran.
Hamedan University of Medical Sciences · IR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe women with breast cancer experience high rates of morbidity due to different treatments. The objective of this study was to evaluate the role of aerobic exercise in the quality of life (QoL) among women suffering from breast cancer in Hamadan, western Iran.

methodsParticipants who had consummated the eligibility criteria were randomly assigned in exercise group (n=30) and control group (n=30). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants. The mean age was 42.70 ±9.6 and 43.50 ±8.60 yr old in exercise and control groups, respectively. The quality of life was assessed by two widely used standard questionnaires (EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-BR23). The exercise group received supervised exercise 2 days per week for 10 weeks. Through two stages (before and after intervention) these groups were evaluated. Analyzing the data was performed by SPSS/20.0, using t-test, chi-squared and ANCOVA. P<0.05 was regarded as significant level.

resultsThe global health status QoL, based on EORTC QLQ-C30, developed significantly in the exercise group (48.76±24.96 vs. 81.79±16.34) in comparison with the controls (47.75 ±15.73 vs. 52.88 ±14.51) (P<0.001). The exercise intervention was associated with substantial development in total score of functions and symptoms of QoL using EORTC QLQ-BR23 (P<0.001).

conclusionsThe statistically and clinically crucial developments were indicated in functions and symptoms of QoL in response to exercise in breast cancer women.

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Breast NeoplasmsExerciseHealth StatusQuality of LifeSurvivorsAdultFemaleHumansIranMiddle AgedSurveys and QuestionnairesBreast CancerExerciseQuality of LifeWomen

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