Trial reportJournal of cancer survivorship : research and practice2023
Effect of exercise on body composition among women with ovarian cancer.
Trial report in Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.
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- Effect of Exercise on Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Among Patients Treated for Ovarian Cancer: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2023Trial
- Exercise adherence in a randomized controlled trial of exercise on quality of life in ovarian cancer survivors.Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice · 2023Trial
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- Advances in ovarian cancer: biological insights, therapeutic innovations, and future perspectives.Journal of ovarian research · 2025Review
- Resistance exercise dose effects on muscle morphology, muscle function and quality of life in advanced-stage ovarian cancer survivors.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025Article
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- Explainable machine learning model for predicting skeletal muscle loss during surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy in ovarian cancer.Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle · 2023Article
- Whole-Body Composition Features by Computed Tomography in Ovarian Cancer: Pilot Data on Survival Correlations.Cancers · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeObesity is associated with a higher risk of mortality in women with ovarian cancer. Exercise has improved body composition among cancer survivors, yet no randomized controlled trial has explored the effect of exercise on body composition in women with ovarian cancer. In this analysis, we examined the effect of a six-month aerobic exercise intervention on body composition among ovarian cancer survivors in the Women's Activity and Lifestyle Study in Connecticut (WALC).
methodsWomen with ovarian cancer (N = 144) were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to 6 months of an aerobic exercise intervention or attention-control, and body composition was measured as a secondary outcome at baseline and 6 months via dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). Women with at least one DEXA scan were included in the analysis (N = 103).
resultsOn average, participants were 57.1 (± 8.7) years old and 1.6 (± 0.9) years since diagnosis. Women randomized to exercise maintained weight during the trial (- 0.11 kg, P = 0.82), while women in attention-control gained weight (+ 1.40 kg, P = 0.03); however, the between-group difference did not reach statistical significance (P = 0.09). We found no statistically significant differences by study arm for changes in body fat percentage, bone mineral density, or lean body mass.
conclusionsWeight was maintained as a result of a 6-month aerobic exercise intervention among post-treatment ovarian cancer survivors. Future exercise and healthy eating interventions should consider additional measures (e.g., computer tomography scans, D IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise may help ovarian cancer survivors maintain weight.
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