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Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2018

Enhancing an oncologist's recommendation to exercise to manage fatigue levels in breast cancer patients: a randomized controlled trial.

Kerri M Winters-Stone, Esther L Moe, Cynthia K Perry, Mary Medysky, Rodney Pommier, John Vetto, Arpana Naik

2 registry-linked trialsAbstract 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, 2018. 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 27 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
27citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 15% 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.

NCT03120819 nacompletednot on this map

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Determine the Effect of Supplementing an Oncologist's Recommendation to Exercise With Multimedia on Fatigue Levels in Breast Cancer Patients

TypeinterventionalSponsorOregon Health and Science UniversityRan2010 to 2017Enrolled95ConditionsCancerArmsOncologist Recommendation, Oncologist Recommendation + DVD
NCT03649737 nacompletednot on this map

Pilot Study of a Progressive Exercise Program Among Lung Cancer Patient-Partner Dyads

TypeinterventionalSponsorOHSU Knight Cancer InstituteRan2018 to 2019Enrolled46ConditionsLung Cancer, Depression, Physical Activity, Quality of LifeArmsExercise Intervention, Survey Administration, Quality-of-Life Assessment
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. 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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  9. The effectiveness of exercise and/or nutritional interventions to improve the quality of life of women with breast cancer receiving radiation therapy: a scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024
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  13. Patient Comments on a Hospital- and University-Based Exercise Oncology Program.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2023
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  16. Considerations of Control Conditions Designs in Randomized Controlled Trials of Exercise Interventions for Cancer Survivors.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieres · 2022
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  17. Exercise counselling and referral in cancer care: an international scoping survey of health care practitioners' knowledge, practices, barriers, and facilitators.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kerri M Winters-StoneKnight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA. wintersk@ohsu.edu.
Esther L MoeDepartment of Sports Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Cynthia K PerrySchool of Nursing, Oregon Health & Science University, Mailcode: SN-ORD, 3455 SW US Veteran's Hospital Road, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Mary MedyskySchool of Nursing, Oregon Health & Science University, Mailcode: SN-ORD, 3455 SW US Veteran's Hospital Road, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Rodney PommierKnight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
John VettoKnight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Arpana NaikKnight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Oregon Health & Science University · US

Funding

Understanding the origins of rapid recurrence of pancreatic cancer after resectionP30CA069533 · NCI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI Luiz Eduardo Bertassoni · 1997 to 2026
$60.5M
National Cancer Institute P30 CA069533
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeFatigue is a troublesome symptom for breast cancer patients, which might be mitigated with exercise. Cancer patients often prefer their oncologist recommend an exercise program, yet a recommendation alone may not be enough to change behavior. Our study determined whether adding an exercise DVD to an oncologist's recommendation to exercise led to better outcomes than a recommendation alone.

methodsNinety breast cancer patients, at varying phases of treatment and stages of disease, were randomized to receive the following: an oncologist verbal recommendation to exercise (REC; n = 43) or REC plus a cancer-specific yoga DVD (REC + DVD; n = 47). Fatigue, vigor, and depression subscales of the Profile of Mood States, and physical activity levels (MET-min/week), exercise readiness, and self-efficacy were assessed at baseline, 4, and 8 weeks. Analyses controlled for age, time since diagnosis, and metastatic disease.

resultsOver 8 weeks, women in REC + DVD used the DVD an average of twice per week. The REC + DVD group had greater reductions in fatigue (- 1.9 ± 5.0 vs. - 1.0 ± 3.5, p = 0.02), maintained exercise readiness (- 0.1 ± 1.1 vs. - 0.3 ± 1.3; p = 0.03), and reported less of a decrease in physical activity (- 420 ± 3075 vs. - 427 ± 5060 MET-min/week, p = 0.06) compared to REC only.

conclusionsA low-cost, easily distributed, and scalable yoga-based DVD could be a simple booster to an oncologist's advice that motivates breast cancer patients, even those with advanced disease and/or in treatment, to engage in self-care, e.g., exercise, to manage fatigue.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03120819.

Indexed as

AdultAgedBreast NeoplasmsDisease ManagementExerciseFatigueFemaleHumansMiddle AgedQuality of LifeBehavior changeCancer survivorPhysical activitySelf-managementSymptom management

Identifiers

PMID28965138
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