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ArticleBMC cancer2017

The effects of exercise on pain, fatigue, insomnia, and health perceptions in patients with operable advanced stage rectal cancer prior to surgery: a pilot trial.

Jennifer Brunet, Shaunna Burke, Michael P W Grocott, Malcolm A West, Sandy Jack

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract read
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Article in BMC cancer, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 16% 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.

NCT01325909 nacompletednot on this map

Does Short-term Exercise Intervention Improve Pre-operative Physical Fitness Following Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Colorectal Cancer Patients?

TypeinterventionalSponsorMichelle MossaRan2011 to 2014Enrolled35ConditionsRectal CancerArmsExercise programme
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
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 36 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. High-intensity interval training effects in cardiorespiratory fitness of lung cancer survivors: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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  10. Prehabilitation in rectal surgery: a narrative review.International journal of colorectal disease · 2022
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  13. Pathway redesign: putting patients ahead of professionals.Clinical medicine (London, England) · 2019
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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 2 countries.

Jennifer BrunetFaculty of Health Sciences, School of Human Kinetics, University of Ottawa, 125 University Private, Montpetit Hall Room 339, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada. jennifer.brunet@uottawa.ca.ORCID 0000-0003-3242-5444
Shaunna BurkeCentre for Sport and Exercise Sciences, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK.
Michael P W GrocottIntegrative Physiology and Critical Illness Group, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Malcolm A WestIntegrative Physiology and Critical Illness Group, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
Sandy JackIntegrative Physiology and Critical Illness Group, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust · GBUniversity of Leeds · GBUniversity of Ottawa · CAUniversity of Southampton · GB

Funding

Department of Health PB-PG-0711-25093
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPromoting quality of life (QoL) is a key priority in cancer care. We investigated the hypothesis that, in comparison to usual care, exercise post-neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy/prior to surgical resection will reduce pain, fatigue, and insomnia, and will improve physical and mental health perceptions in patients with locally advanced stage rectal cancer.

methodsIn this non-randomized controlled pilot trial, patients in the supervised exercise group (EG; M

resultsNo significant between-group differences in changes were found for any of the outcomes. In both groups, fatigue levels decreased and physical health perceptions increased from pre- to post-exercise intervention. Pain levels also decreased from pre- to post-exercise intervention, albeit not significantly.

conclusionsThe findings from this study can be used to guide a more definitive trial as they provide preliminary evidence regarding the potential effects of pre-operative exercise on self-reported pain, fatigue, insomnia, and health perceptions in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer.

trial registrationThis study has been registered with clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01325909; March 29, 2011).

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Exercise TherapyFatigueRectal NeoplasmsSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPilot ProjectsAdvanced stageExerciseExperimental study designPatient-reported outcomesQuality of lifeRectal cancer

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PMID28228123
PMCPMC5322650
OpenAlexW2589742865

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