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ArticleSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2025

High-Intensity Interval Training for Cancer Patients: A Review of Key Considerations for Exercise Prescription.

Gilmar Dias-da-Silva, Valéria L G Panissa, Sophie F M Derchain, Marina L V Ferreira, Guilherme D Telles, Glenda B B Buzaglo, Rafaela B Araújo, Felipe C Vechin, Miguel S Conceição

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Article in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Gilmar Dias-da-Silva *Health Science Program, Sao Francisco University (USF), Bragança Paulista, SP, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-6800-2358
Valéria L G Panissa *Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Sophie F M DerchainDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (Unicamp), Campinas, SP, Brazil.
Marina L V FerreiraHealth Science Program, Sao Francisco University (USF), Bragança Paulista, SP, Brazil.
Guilherme D TellesSchool of Physical Education and Sport, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Glenda B B BuzagloHealth Science Program, Sao Francisco University (USF), Bragança Paulista, SP, Brazil.
Rafaela B AraújoHealth Science Program, Sao Francisco University (USF), Bragança Paulista, SP, Brazil.
Felipe C VechinSchool of Physical Education and Sport, University of Sao Paulo (USP), Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil.
Miguel S ConceiçãoHealth Science Program, Sao Francisco University (USF), Bragança Paulista, SP, Brazil. miguel.conceicao@usf.edu.br.ORCID 0000-0002-9170-7890

Funding

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 88887.716953/2022-00Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior 88887.839151/2023-00).Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2021/01424-5Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2023/01556-4Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo 2023/02398-3
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHigh-intensity interval training (HIIT) performed before, during, and after cancer treatment can attenuate the adverse effects induced by anti-cancer drugs. A clear presentation and rationale of characteristics of HIIT variables is vital to produce the expected HIIT adaptations in cancer patients. However, there are concerns regarding the HIIT protocols used in the cancer literature.

objectivesThe aims were to (1) identify the characteristics of HIIT and the formats that have been prescribed, (2) analyze which anchors have been utilized to prescribe effort and pause intensity, (3) examine characteristics of the physical tests used for HIIT prescription, and (4) identify potential adverse events related to HIIT intervention.

methodsThis scoping review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) guidelines, including PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases.

resultsA total of 51 studies were retrieved, and the following results were found: (1) Only 25 studies reported all four essential variables for HIIT prescription [effort intensity (effort duration): pause intensity (pause duration)]. Of these studies, 23 used active pause and employed the following prescription (on average): [84% (116 s): 39% (118 s)] when percentage of maximal aerobic power (MAP) [maximal/peak oxygen uptake (

conclusionsOnly 50% of the studies provided all the necessary variables for accurate HIIT prescription, raising concerns about the replicability, comprehension, and effective application of HIIT in cancer patients. Most of the studies that reported all variables appeared to have employed the HIIT-long format. Only a few studies used more individualized anchors (e.g., AT) to prescribe HIIT-long format for cancer patients, which is considered a very heterogeneous population.

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High-Intensity Interval TrainingNeoplasmsAntineoplastic AgentsHumansOxygen ConsumptionPrescriptionsAntineoplastic Agents

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PMID39602033

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