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| Title |
The effects of exercise on pain, fatigue, insomnia, and health perceptions in patients with operable advanced stage rectal cancer prior to surgery: a pilot trial
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| Published in |
BMC Cancer, February 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12885-017-3130-y |
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| Authors |
Jennifer Brunet, Shaunna Burke, Michael P.W. Grocott, Malcolm A. West, Sandy Jack |
| Abstract |
Promoting quality of life (QoL) is a key priority in cancer care. We investigated the hypothesis that, in comparison to usual care, exercise post-neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy/prior to surgical resection will reduce pain, fatigue, and insomnia, and will improve physical and mental health perceptions in patients with locally advanced stage rectal cancer. In this non-randomized controlled pilot trial, patients in the supervised exercise group (EG; M age = 64 years; 64% male) and in the control group (CG; M age = 72 years; 69% male) completed the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer core Quality of Life questionnaire and the RAND 36-Item Health Survey three times: pre-neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (Time 1; n EC = 24; n CG = 11), post-neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy/pre-exercise intervention (Time 2; n EC = 23; n CG = 10), and post-exercise intervention (Time 3; n EC = 22; n CG = 10). The 6-week exercise intervention was delivered in hospital and comprised of interval aerobic training. Patients trained in pairs three times per week for 30 to 40 min. Data were analyzed by Mann-Whitney tests and by Wilcoxon matched-pairs signed-rank tests. No significant between-group differences in changes were found for any of the outcomes. In both groups, fatigue levels decreased and physical health perceptions increased from pre- to post-exercise intervention. Pain levels also decreased from pre- to post-exercise intervention, albeit not significantly. The findings from this study can be used to guide a more definitive trial as they provide preliminary evidence regarding the potential effects of pre-operative exercise on self-reported pain, fatigue, insomnia, and health perceptions in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer. This study has been registered with clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01325909; March 29, 2011). |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Italy | 1 | 33% |
| Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 33% |
| Unknown | 1 | 33% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 33% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 190 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 25 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 24 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 22 | 12% |
| Unspecified | 18 | 9% |
| Researcher | 13 | 7% |
| Other | 31 | 16% |
| Unknown | 58 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 38 | 20% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 24 | 13% |
| Sports and Recreations | 23 | 12% |
| Unspecified | 18 | 9% |
| Psychology | 6 | 3% |
| Other | 14 | 7% |
| Unknown | 68 | 36% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 03 October 2018.
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