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Trial reportJournal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985)2020

Effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation on skeletal muscle size and function in patients with breast cancer receiving chemotherapy.

Michael J Toth, Thomas B Voigt, Timothy W Tourville, Shannon M Prior, Blas A Guigni, Axel V Schlosberg, Isaac B Smith, Taylor J Forest, Peter A Kaufman, Marie E Wood and 2 more

Open access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Journal of applied physiology (Bethesda, Md. : 1985), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
17citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 15% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

17 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The healing power of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: a systematic review on its effects after breast surgery.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  3. Evaluation of physical rehabilitation in patients receiving curative treatment for head and neck cancer: The NUTRIMOUV randomized phase II trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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  12. Muscular contraction's therapeutic potential for cancer-induced wasting.American journal of physiology. Cell physiology · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Michael J TothDepartment of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
Thomas B VoigtDepartment of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
Timothy W TourvilleDepartment of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
Shannon M PriorVermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
Blas A GuigniDepartment of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.ORCID 0000-0002-9667-8195
Axel V SchlosbergDepartment of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
Isaac B SmithDepartment of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
Taylor J ForestDepartment of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
Peter A KaufmanDepartment of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
Marie E WoodDepartment of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
Hibba RehmanDepartment of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
Kim DittusDepartment of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont.
University of Vermont · US

Funding

Vermont Center on Behavior and HealthP20GM103644 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI HIGGINS, STEPHEN T · 2013 to 2022
$21.3M
Alternative exercise modalities to improve skeletal muscle function in cancer survivorsR21CA191532 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI TOTH, MICHAEL J · 2016 to 2017
$371k
NCI NIH HHS R21 CA191532NIGMS NIH HHS P20 GM103644
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Exercise has numerous benefits for patients with cancer, but implementation is challenging because of practical and logistical hurdles. This study examined whether neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) can serve as a surrogate for classic exercise by eliciting an exercise training response in skeletal muscle of women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy. Patients (

Indexed as

Breast NeoplasmsElectric StimulationFemaleHumansMuscle ContractionMuscle Fibers, SkeletalMuscle, SkeletalQuadriceps Muscleexercisehypertrophymuscle contraction

Identifiers

PMID32378975
PMCPMC7311687
OpenAlexW3022717743

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