High-intensity aerobic interval training and resistance training are feasible in rectal cancer patients undergoing chemoradiotherapy: a feasibility randomized controlled study

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Effects of resistance training on sleep quality and disorders among individuals diagnosed with cancer: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials

“…Langlais et al 30 . reported a positive change while the other two studies, 31,45 conducted by the same author, showed opposite effects. However, it is important to note that CGs presented higher sleep quality decreases compared to RT groups.…”

“…Out of 21 RCTs, 19 (90.5%) included patients on treatment, 29–33,36–49 while 2 (9.5%) studies included patients off treatment 34,35 . Studies recruited individuals with breast ( N = 8), 32–37,41,46 prostate ( N = 5), 29–31,41,46 colorectum ( N = 4), 39,41,43,45 liquid cancer species ( N = 4), 38,40,42,44 pancreatic ( N = 2), 43,47 and esophageal ( N = 1) cancer 48 . One of these studies included gastrointestinal cancer patients, also recruiting gastric and biliary tract cancer patients 43 .…”

“…Training modalities performed by the intervention groups in the selected studies consisted of RT alone ( N = 8; 38.1%), 30,31,36,37,42,43,45,47 or a combination of RT and AT ( N = 13; 61.9%) 29,32–35,38–41,44,46,48,49 . RT interventions mostly consisted of machine‐based exercises ( N = 13) 29–37,41,43,45,47 . Seven studies applied free weight strategies, 30,31,35,44,45,48,49 and six studies implemented RT through the use of resistance bands 38–40,42,46,47 .…”

“…47 The median duration of the interventions was 12 [8,17] weeks, with the majority of the studies with a duration ≥12 weeks (N = 15; 71%) 29,30,[32][33][34][35][36][37]40,41,43,44,[47][48][49] and with 6 studies (29%) with an intervention shorter than 12 weeks. 31,38,39,42,45,46 The median frequency of the interventions was 3 [2,3] times a week, with 9 (43%) studies reporting a frequency of 3 times a week, [30][31][32][33][34][35]42,45,49 and 7 (33.3%) studies reporting a 2 times a week frequency. 29,36,37,43,44,47,48 Four more studies presented more than four trainings a week (19%) 38,39,41,46 and one did not report this information (4.7%).…”

“…[38][39][40]42,46,47 Two of the abovementioned studies also delivered bodyweight training. 31,45 The majority of the studies had supervised components, with 13 29,31,32,[34][35][36][37][38][43][44][45]47,48 implementing a fully supervised approach and four administering mixed approaches (supervised and home-based together). 33,41,42,49 The remaining five studies delivered home-based interventions.…”