ReviewCancers2019
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Controlled Trials on Preoperative Physical Exercise Interventions in Patients with Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
Review in Cancers, 2019. 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 67 papers, 12 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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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.
Clinical Trial Comparing a Face-to-face Perioperative Respiratory Physiotherapy Program Versus the Use of Fissios App© as a Complement to a Respiratory Physiotherapy Program in Patients Diagnosed With NSCLC Undergoing Surgery.
Exercise and the Lung Cancer Tumor Microenvironment
Who cites it
67 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Postoperative outcomes of preoperative exercise training in patients with operable non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2025Pooled it
- Physical Prehabilitation for Older Patients with Cancer before Complex Medical-Surgical Interventions: An Umbrella Review.Aging and disease · 2024Pooled it
- Effect of prehabilitation programmes on functional capacity in patients awaiting oncological resections: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2024Pooled it
- The effectiveness of postoperative rehabilitation interventions that include breathing exercises to prevent pulmonary atelectasis in lung cancer resection patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Pooled it
- The use of respiratory muscle training in patients with pulmonary dysfunction, internal diseases or central nervous system disorders: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- Preoperative exercise training for people with non-small cell lung cancer.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
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- Prehabilitation versus no prehabilitation to improve functional capacity, reduce postoperative complications and improve quality of life in colorectal cancer surgery.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Functional and postoperative outcomes after high-intensity interval training in lung cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in oncology · 2022Pooled it
- Effects of Preoperative Breathing Exercise on Postoperative Outcomes for Patients With Lung Cancer Undergoing Curative Intent Lung Resection: A Meta-analysis.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2021Pooled it
- 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 · 2021Pooled it
- Exercise and lung cancer surgery: A systematic review of randomized-controlled trials.Critical reviews in oncology/hematology · 2020Pooled it
- Effects of Telerehabilitation Based on Motion Recognition Technology on Exercise Endurance of Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer After Surgery: Single-Center, Prospective, Open-Label, Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Fissios and postoperative complications (FPoC trial): a multicentre, randomised, controlled clinical trial.BMJ open respiratory research · 2026Trial
- Effect of Preoperative Home-Based Exercise Training on Quality of Life After Lung Cancer Surgery: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.Annals of surgical oncology · 2024Trial
- Potential effectiveness of a surgeon-delivered exercise prescription and an activity tracker on pre-operative exercise adherence and aerobic capacity of lung cancer patients.Surgical oncology · 2021Trial
- Feasibility of Aerobic Exercise and Tai-Chi Interventions in Advanced Lung Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Integrative cancer therapiesTrial
- Addressing inequities in the design and delivery of prehabilitation in the UK: case studies of challenges, complexities and good practiceAnaesthesia · 2026Article
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- Non-Pharmacological Prehabilitation in Surgical Patients with Pre-Existing Chronic Cardio-Respiratory Disease: A Clinically Oriented Narrative Review.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
7 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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8 authors.
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Abstract
Preoperative physical exercise protocols prior to cancer surgery increased in popularity over recent years; however, the beneficial effect of such protocols is not well established, with conflicting results reported. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to assess the effects of different modalities or combinations of preoperative exercise interventions and/or prehabilitation multicomponent training in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after surgery on the outcomes related to functional capacity, mental wellness and medical care. We searched in OVID Embase, Pubmed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Scopus, and Web of Science. Characteristics of studies and program results and outcome data were extracted. Changes between the intervention and control groups, from baseline to follow-up (standardized mean difference (SMD) or relative risk (RR) with 95% confidence interval (CI) for each intervention was pooled using weighted random-effects models). A total of 676 participants from 10 RCTs were included in the final analysis (aerobic training + inspiratory muscle training,
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