ArticleScandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports2019
Short-term pre-operative high-intensity interval training does not improve fitness of colorectal cancer patients.
Article in Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04679233 (Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Aerobic Exercise in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Aerobic Exercise in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation Therapy
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22 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Bridging the gap between prescription and participation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of factors influencing adherence to prehabilitation in gastrointestinal cancer surgery.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of exercise-based prehabilitation on cardiometabolic health in surgical patients with cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Pooled it
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- A systematic review of the impact of postoperative aerobic exercise training in patients undergoing surgery for intra-abdominal cancers.Techniques in coloproctology · 2023Pooled it
- Effects of high-intensity interval training on functional performance and maximal oxygen uptake in comparison with moderate intensity continuous training in cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Pooled it
- The Association Between Treatment Interval and Survival in Patients With Colon or Rectal Cancer: A Systematic Review.World journal of surgery · 2021Pooled it
- Feasibility and safety of an exercise-based prehabilitation intervention before cancer surgery: a pilot randomised controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026Trial
- Short-term high-intensity interval training improves fitness before surgery: A randomized clinical trial.Scandinavian journal of medicine & science in sports · 2022Trial
- A cohort study investigating differences in skeletal muscle mitochondrial function between prostate cancer patients and healthy controls.BMC cancer · 2026Article
- Adherence, Compliance Rates, and Response to Training Among Patients Awaiting Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Secondary Analysis From the PREHAB Multicentre Trial.Annals of surgical oncology · 2026Article
- An assessment of study characteristics, quality and reporting in cancer prehabilitation literature: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Effects of Prehabilitation Concurrent Exercise on Functional Capacity in Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- High-Intensity Interval Training for Cancer Patients: A Review of Key Considerations for Exercise Prescription.Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2025Article
- Participation and Compliance in a Multimodal Prehabilitation Program for Colorectal Cancer (PACE): A Qualitative Study.Patient preference and adherence · 2024Article
- The relationship between the mode of presentation, CT-derived body composition, systemic inflammatory grade and survival in colon cancer.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2022Article
- Training-induced improvements in knee extensor force accuracy are associated with reduced vastus lateralis motor unit firing variability.Experimental physiology · 2022Article
- Feasibility of a tele-prehabilitation program in high-risk patients with colon or rectal cancer undergoing elective surgery: a feasibility study.Perioperative medicine (London, England) · 2022Article
- Using frequency to bolus-dose resistance training for brief pre-operative windows in geriatric abdominopelvic cancers prehabilitation.Journal of geriatric oncology · 2022Article
- Preoperative physical exercise strategies for patients undergoing major abdominal cancer surgery: a scoping review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021Article
- Exercise and the immune system: taking steps to improve responses to cancer immunotherapy.Journal for immunotherapy of cancer · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundPre-operative cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) in colorectal cancer (CRC) patients has been shown to affect post-operative outcomes. The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) for improving fitness in pre-operative CRC patients within the 31-day cancer waiting-time targets imposed in the UK.
methodsEighteen CRC patients (13 males, mean age: 67 years (range: 52-77 years) participated in supervised HIIT on cycle ergometers 3 or 4 times each week prior to surgery. Exercise intensity during 5 × 1-minute HIIT intervals (interspersed with 90-second recovery) was 100%-120% maximum wattage achieved at a baseline cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET). CPET before and after HIIT was used to assess CRF.
resultsPatients completed a mean of eight HIIT sessions (range 6-14) over 19 days (SD 7). There was no significant increase in VO
conclusionsOur pragmatic HIIT exercise protocol did not improve the pre-operative fitness of CRC patients within the 31-day window available in the UK to meet cancer surgical waiting-time targets.
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