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SynthesisCancer medicine2024

Effects of resistance training on sleep quality and disorders among individuals diagnosed with cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Dora Maric, Salvatore Ficarra, Luca Di Bartolo, Carlo Rossi, Zoi Asimakopoulou, Apostolos Vantarakis, Ana Carbonell-Baeza, David Jiménez-Pavón, Beatriz Gomes, Paula Tavares and 10 more

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Synthesis in Cancer medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07234812 (The Effects of Tailored Resistance Exercise on Sleep Quality in Relation to Chronotype), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07234812 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

The Effects of Tailored Resistance Exercise on Sleep Quality in Relation to Chronotype

TypeinterventionalSponsorMedipol UniversityRan2025 to 2026Enrolled64ConditionsPhysical Therapy, Resistance Exercise, Sleep Disturbances, Sleep QualityArmsModerate-Intensity Resistance Exercise Program
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Risk factors associated with the co-occurrence of severe pain and sleep disturbance in oncology outpatients receiving chemotherapy.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

20 authors at 8 institutions in 6 countries.

Dora MaricSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6181-3262
Salvatore FicarraSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9975-6542
Luca Di BartoloSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0009-0005-6186-0367
Carlo RossiSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1208-1034
Zoi AsimakopoulouUniversity of Patras, Patras, Greece.
Apostolos VantarakisUniversity of Patras, Patras, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4411-3739
Ana Carbonell-BaezaMOVE-IT Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1762-2925
David Jiménez-PavónMOVE-IT Research Group, Department of Physical Education, Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Cadiz, Cadiz, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-8977-4744
Beatriz GomesFaculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0003-2885-7666
Paula TavaresFaculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal.ORCID 0000-0002-2287-2446
Rebecca BaxterDepartment of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0001-6595-6298
Susanna PusaDepartment of Nursing, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0002-4773-8796
Petra ThallerDepartment of Health Consulting, Research and Science, Outdoor Against Cancer, München, Germany.
Sofia PapakonstantinouCreative Thinking Development-CRE.THI.DEV, Rafina, Greece.
Musa KirkarCEIPES ETS, Palermo, Italy.
Francesca GloriosoLega Italiana per la lotta Contro i Tumori (LILT Palermo), Palermo, Italy.
Marina GaliotoSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9064-703X
Ambra GentileSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5301-7023
Ewan ThomasSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5991-8316
Antonino BiancoSport and Exercise Sciences Research Unit, Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8334-6581
University of Palermo · ITUmeå University · SEUniversidad de Cádiz · ESUniversity of Coimbra · PTUniversity of Patras · GRCreative Systems Engineering (Greece) · GRDana-Farber Cancer Institute · USLega Italiana per la Lotta ai Tumori · IT

Funding

European Commission Project 101056984
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSleep disorders are often complained by cancer patients and can last years after the end of therapies, leading to different negative consequences. Non-pharmacological strategies such as exercise interventions may be considered to counteract this phenomenon. The literature supports the beneficial effects of aerobic training (AT), while evidence on resistance training (RT) is scarce. Accordingly, our systematic review aims to investigate the potential novel effect of RT on sleep outcomes in cancer survivors.

methodsThe literature search was conducted on MEDLINE (Pubmed), Web of Science, Scopus, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases, including only randomized controlled trials (RCTs). The screening procedure was conducted using the web-based software COVIDENCE. Sleep outcomes assessed through self-reported questionnaires or objective sleep measurements were extracted from RCTs recruiting cancer survivors of any age and gender, on or off treatment. The risk of bias (RoB) for each study was assessed using the Cochrane RoB 2 tool for RCTs. Meta-analytic syntheses were performed on sleep quality and insomnia.

resultsA total of 21 studies were included in the review. Considering the mean percentage differences of all studies combined, promising positive results were found after combined aerobic and resistance exercise program (COMB) for sleep quality (-19%) and sleep disturbance (-17.3%). The meta-analysis results showed significant improvement for both sleep quality and insomnia (d = 0.28, SE: 0.11, Z = 2.51, p < 0.01, 95% CI: 0.07-0.49 and d = 0.43, SE: 0.20, Z = 2.18, p = 0.029, 95% CI: 0.07-0.49, respectively).

conclusionRT interventions of 60 minutes per session, performed 2-3 times a week for 12 weeks, with exercise intensity ranging from 60% to 80% of one-repetition maximum can be administered to cancer survivors, aiming to improve sleep outcomes.

Indexed as

Cancer SurvivorsNeoplasmsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicResistance TrainingSleep QualityFemaleHumansMaleSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersSleep Wake Disordersexercise oncologyinsomniaphysical activityquality of lifetumor

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PMID38650577
PMCPMC11036080
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