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Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2022

Delivering exercise medicine to cancer survivors: has COVID-19 shifted the landscape for how and who can be reached with supervised group exercise?

Kerri M Winters-Stone, Cassie Boisvert, Fuzhong Li, Karen S Lyons, Tomasz M Beer, Zahi Mitri, Gabrielle Meyers, Elizabeth Eckstrom, Kristin L Campbell

3 registry-linked trialsOpen access · bronzeAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 3 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 31 papers.

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31citing papers in PubMed
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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.

NCT03630354 nacompletednot on this map

EXERCISING TOGETHER © for Couples Coping With Cancer

TypeinterventionalSponsorOHSU Knight Cancer InstituteRan2019 to 2024Enrolled496ConditionsAnatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Breast CarcinomaArmsExercise Intervention (supervised), Exercise Intervention (unsupervised), Informational Intervention, Questionnaire Administration
NCT03741335 nacompletednot on this map

Group Exercise Training for Fall Prevention and Functional Improvements During and After Treatment for Prostate Cancer

TypeinterventionalSponsorOHSU Knight Cancer InstituteRan2019 to 2024Enrolled284ConditionsProstate CarcinomaArmsResistance Training, Stretching, Tai Chi
NCT06429189 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

An Online Home-based Combined Exercise Intervention With Self-selected Intensity for Women With Breast Cancer: The Home-Combo Randomized Controlled Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorGrupo LusófonaRan2024 to 2025Enrolled98ConditionsBreast Cancer, Chemotherapy EffectArmsHome-based combined exercise program with self-selected intensity
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 50 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Perceived facilitators and barriers by esophageal cancer survivors participating in a post-treatment exercise program.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  6. Community readiness and feasibility of the Exercising TogetherJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2025
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  7. Effects of a clinic-referred telemedical intervention to improve exercise uptake during chemotherapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Kerri M Winters-StoneKnight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, KCRB-CPC, 3455 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR, 97239, USA. wintersk@ohsu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1706-8020
Cassie BoisvertKnight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, KCRB-CPC, 3455 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Fuzhong LiOregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR, USA.
Karen S LyonsConnell School of Nursing, Boston College, Boston, MA, USA.
Tomasz M BeerKnight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, KCRB-CPC, 3455 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Zahi MitriKnight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, KCRB-CPC, 3455 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Gabrielle MeyersKnight Cancer Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, KCRB-CPC, 3455 SW US Veterans Hospital Road, Portland, OR, 97239, USA.
Elizabeth EckstromDivision of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA.
Kristin L CampbellDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Oregon Health & Science University · USBoston College · USOregon Research Institute · USUniversity of British Columbia · CA

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
Preventing Falls and Frailty in Prostate Cancer Survivors: GET FIT ProstateR01CA222605 · NCI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI WINTERS-STONE, KERRI M · 2018 to 2022
$3.3M
Exploring the concept of dyadic health in Thai couples coping with breast cancer: A preliminary study of a partnered approach to physical activity in breast cancer survivors and spouse care partnersR01CA218093 · NCI · OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY · PI WINTERS-STONE, KERRI M · 2018 to 2022
$3.3M
NCI NIH HHS 1R01CA222605-01A1NCI NIH HHS P30 CA069533NCI NIH HHS R01 CA218093NCI NIH HHS R01CA218093NCI NIH HHS R01 CA222605
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeDue to stay-at-home orders during COVID-19, we transitioned supervised, group, in-person resistance training interventions in two clinical trials in cancer survivors to live, online delivery using video-conferencing technology. We describe the feasibility, preliminary efficacy, and safety of live online group training and compare to in-person training.

methodsAdherence (% sessions attended), retention (% participants completing intervention), and safety (# adverse events) data of resistance training groups from two randomized controlled trials in cancer survivors that participated before or during the COVID-19 pandemic were collated. Participants were post-treatment breast cancer survivors and their spouses (n = 62) and prostate cancer survivors (n = 32) (age range: 38-82 years). During COVID-19, delivery of supervised, group resistance exercise sessions was delivered live online via video-conference. Preliminary evidence for training efficacy was assessed by chair stand performance over the 6-month intervention.

resultsFeasibility of online resistance training was better than in-person for both studies (adherence: 86% vs 82% and 91% vs. 81% and retention 95% vs. 80% and 92% vs. 84% for online and in-person classes). Improvements in chair stand time were similar in prostate cancer and spouse groups that trained online vs. in-person, except for breast cancer survivors who improved more with in-person training (7% vs. 14% for online vs. in-person). Safety was similar between formats (12 vs. 11 adverse events for online vs. in-person).

conclusionSupervised, in-person group resistance training can be feasibly adapted for live, online delivery and could help broaden approaches to exercise delivery in cancer survivors, including older adults.

trial registrationThe studies described in this commentary were registered on ClinicalTrials.gov on August 3, 2018 (NCT03630354) and on October 30, 2018 (NCT03741335).

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Cancer SurvivorsCOVID-19NeoplasmsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overExerciseExercise TherapyHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsQuality of LifeSARS-CoV-2Cancer survivorClinical trialCOVID-19Exercise

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PMID34741653
PMCPMC8571667
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