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SynthesisBMC cancer2019

Attention to the principles of exercise training in exercise studies on prostate cancer survivors: a systematic review.

Sarah E Neil-Sztramko, Mary E Medysky, Kristin L Campbell, Kelcey A Bland, Kerri M Winters-Stone

Open access · goldAbstract readSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in BMC cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed, 9 pooled it
3.2field-weighted citation impact, top 7% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Safety and feasibility of exercise interventions in patients with hematological cancer undergoing chemotherapy: a systematic review.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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  4. Do Patients with Prostate Cancer Benefit from Exercise Interventions? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  10. Supported progressive resistance exercise training to counter the adverse side effects of robot-assisted radical prostatectomy: a randomised controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2021
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  19. Effects of exercise mode and intensity on patient-reported outcomes in cancer survivors: a four-arm intervention trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Sarah E Neil-SztramkoSchool of Nursing, McMaster University, 175 Longwood Road S, Suite 210a, Hamilton, ON, L8P 0A1, Canada. neilszts@mcmaster.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9600-3403
Mary E MedyskySchool of Nursing, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Kristin L CampbellDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Kelcey A BlandMary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Kerri M Winters-StoneSchool of Nursing, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Oregon Health & Science University · USAustralian Catholic University · AUMcMaster University · CAUniversity of British Columbia · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research Postdoctoral Fellowship
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe purpose of this review is to update previously published reviews on exercise programming in exercise trials in prostate cancer survivors. We evaluated: 1) the application of the principles of exercise training in prescribed programs; 2) the reporting of the components of the exercise prescription; and 3) the reporting of adherence of participants to the prescribed programs.

methodsBuilding upon a previous review, a systematic review was conducted searching OVID Medline, Embase, CINAHL, and SPORTDiscus databases from 2012-2017. Randomized controlled trials of at least four weeks of aerobic and/or resistance exercise in men diagnosed with prostate cancer that reported physical fitness outcomes, including body composition were eligible for inclusion.

resultsSpecificity was appropriately applied by 93%, progression by 55%, overload by 48%, initial values by 55%, and diminishing returns by 28% of eligible studies. No study adequately applied the principle of reversibility. Most (79%) studies reported all components of the exercise prescription in the study methods, but no study reported all components of adherence to the prescribed intervention in the study results.

conclusionsApplication of standard exercise training principles is inadequate in exercise trials in men with prostate cancer and could possibly lead to an inadequate exercise stimulus. While many studies report the basic components of the exercise prescription in their study methods, full reporting of actual exercise completed is needed to advance our understanding of the optimal exercise dose for men with prostate cancer and promote translation of controlled trials to practice.

Indexed as

Cancer SurvivorsClinical Trials as TopicExercise TherapyHumansMalePatient ComplianceProstatic NeoplasmsExerciseExercise prescriptionProstate cancerSystematic review

Identifiers

PMID30953460
PMCPMC6451299
OpenAlexW2940912655

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