ArticleFrontiers in oncology2023
Effects of walking football on adherence, safety, quality of life and physical fitness in patients with prostate cancer: Findings from the PROSTATA_MOVE randomized controlled trial.
Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04062162 (Is the Walking Football a Feasible Approach to Improve Health-related Quality of Life in Men With Prostate Cancer Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy? the PROSTATA_MOVE Randomized Controlled Trial.), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Is the Walking Football a Feasible Approach to Improve Health-related Quality of Life in Men With Prostate Cancer Receiving Androgen Deprivation Therapy? the PROSTATA_MOVE Randomized Controlled Trial.
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11 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Realist review of nature-based interventions for men: understanding the contexts and mechanisms necessary for successful outcomes.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Exercise Interventions for Depression, Anxiety, and Quality of Life in Older Adults With Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.JAMA network open · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of different exercise modes on prostate cancer: a Bayesian network meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Injury incidence, burden and associated risk factors in walking football players.Biology of sport · 2026Article
- Health-related effects of walking football in older adults: A real-world longitudinal study across a season comparing two age groups.PloS one · 2026Article
- Walking Football as a Multidimensional Intervention for Healthy Aging: A Scoping Review of Physical and Functional Outcomes in Older Adults.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Experiences and Functional Health Outcomes Associated with a Walking Football Program in Rural Older Adults: A Pilot Study.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Injury Incidence in Community-Based Walking Football: A Four-Month Cohort Study of 6000+ Hours of Play.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Walking Football Programme for Elderly People: Study Protocol.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Benefits and risks of walking football for healthy ageing: a narrative review.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2025Review
- The Potential of Physical Activity for the Control of Cardiovascular Disease, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Cancer: An Often-Overlooked Ally for Public Health and Healthcare Management.Portuguese journal of public health · 2024Article
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Abstract
Aims: To analyze the feasibility and impact of a walking football (WF) program on quality of life (QoL), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), muscle strength, and balance program in men with prostate cancer under androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). Methods: Fifty patients with prostate cancer (stages IIb-IVb) under ADT were randomized to a 16-week WF program plus usual care (n=25) or usual care control group (n=25). The WF program consisted of three 90-minute sessions per week. Recruitment, withdrawal, adherence, enjoyment rate, and safety of the intervention were recorded throughout the study. Cardiorespiratory fitness was assessed before and after the interventions, while handgrip strength, lower limb muscle strength, static balance, and QoL were assessed before, during (week 8), and after (week 16) the interventions. Adverse events during sessions were also recorded. Results: The WF group showed high levels of adherence (81.6 ± 15.9%) and enjoyment rate (4.5 ± 0.5 out of 5 points). In the intention-to-treat analysis, the WF group showed an improvement in chair sit-to-stand (p=0.035) compared to the control group. Within-group comparisons showed that handgrip strength in the dominant upper limb (p=0.024), maximal isometric muscle strength in the non-dominant lower limb (p=0.006), and balance in the dominant limb (p=0.009) improved over time in the WF group but not in the usual care group. The results obtained from the per-protocol analysis indicate that CRF improved significantly in the WF group as compared to the control group ( Conclusion: This study suggests that WF is feasible, safe, and enjoyable in patients with prostate cancer under hormonal therapy. Furthermore, patients who adhere to the WF program can expect cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength, and balance improvements. Clinical trials registration: clinicaltrials.gov, identifier NCT04062162.
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