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Trial reportThe journal of nutrition, health & aging2025

Effects of an individualised exercise program in hospitalised older adults with cancer: A randomised clinical trial.

M C Ferrara, F Zambom-Ferraresi, A Castillo, M Delgado, A Galbete, V Arrazubi, I Morilla, F Zambom-Ferraresi, M L Fernández González de la Riva, R Vera Garcìa and 1 more

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Trial report in The journal of nutrition, health & aging, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

M C FerraraSchool of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
F Zambom-FerraresiNavarrabiomed, Hospital Universitario de Navarra (HUN), Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), IdiSNA, Pamplona, Spain; CIBER of Frailty and Healthy Aging (CIBERFES), Spain.
A CastilloDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario de Navarra (HUN), IdiSNA, Pamplona, Spain.
M DelgadoDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario de Navarra (HUN), IdiSNA, Pamplona, Spain.
A GalbeteDepartment of Statistics, Computer Science and Mathematics, Institute of Smart Cities (ISC), Public University of Navarre (UPNA), IdiSNA, Pamplona, Spain.
V ArrazubiDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario de Navarra (HUN), IdiSNA, Pamplona, Spain.
I MorillaNavarrabiomed, Hospital Universitario de Navarra (HUN), Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), IdiSNA, Pamplona, Spain; Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario de Navarra (HUN), IdiSNA, Pamplona, Spain.
F Zambom-FerraresiNavarrabiomed, Hospital Universitario de Navarra (HUN), Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), IdiSNA, Pamplona, Spain.
M L Fernández González de la RivaNavarrabiomed, Hospital Universitario de Navarra (HUN), Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), IdiSNA, Pamplona, Spain.
R Vera GarcìaDepartment of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario de Navarra (HUN), IdiSNA, Pamplona, Spain.
N Martínez-VelillaNavarrabiomed, Hospital Universitario de Navarra (HUN), Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), IdiSNA, Pamplona, Spain; CIBER of Frailty and Healthy Aging (CIBERFES), Spain; School of Medicine, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain. Electronic address: nicolas.martinez.velilla@navarra.es.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We aimed to examine the effects of an individualised multicomponent exercise program on functional outcomes in hospitalised older patients with cancer. Patients aged ≥ 65 were recruited upon admission to a Medical Oncology Department and randomly allocated to receive a multicomponent exercise training program twice daily for five days or standard hospital care. The primary outcome measure was the change in functional status using the Short Physical Performance Battery. This study allocated 30 patients in the Control group and 28 in the intervention group. The mean age was 74.4 years. The intervention group (n = 14) showed significant improvements vs the Control group (n = 20) in the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) (between-group difference, 1.92; 95% CI = 0.80,3.07), knee extension strength (between-group difference 7.72; 95% CI = 1.83,13.8), as well as a significant reduction in fatigue (between-group difference -26.5; 95% CI = -38.6,-13.9). This individualised exercise program appears to have contributed to improving functional abilities and reducing fatigue in hospitalised older cancer patients.

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Exercise TherapyHospitalizationNeoplasmsAgedAged, 80 and overExerciseFatigueFemaleFunctional StatusGeriatric AssessmentHumansMaleMuscle StrengthPhysical Functional PerformanceFatigueMobilityOlder adultsOncologyQuality of lifeRehabilitation

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PMID39615400
PMCPMC12180058

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