TY - JOUR
T1 - A home-based exercise program to improve function, fatigue, and sleep quality in patients with stage iv lung and colorectal cancer
T2 - A randomized controlled trial
AU - Cheville, Andrea L.
AU - Kollasch, Jenny
AU - Vandenberg, Justin
AU - Shen, Tiffany
AU - Grothey, Axel
AU - Gamble, Gail
AU - Basford, Jeffrey R.
N1 - Funding Information:
This work was funded by the National Institutes of Health grant KL2 RR024151-01 . The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
PY - 2013/5
Y1 - 2013/5
N2 - Context: Exercise benefits patients with cancer, but studies of home-based approaches, particularly among those with Stage IV disease, remain small and exploratory. Objectives: To conduct an adequately powered trial of a home-based exercise intervention that can be facilely integrated into established delivery and reimbursement structures. Methods: Sixty-six adults with Stage IV lung or colorectal cancer were randomized, in an eight-week trial, to usual care or incremental walking and home-based strength training. The exercising participants were instructed during a single physiotherapy visit and subsequently exercised four days or more per week; training and step-count goals were advanced during bimonthly telephone calls. The primary outcome measure was mobility assessed with the Ambulatory Post Acute Care Basic Mobility Short Form. Secondary outcomes included ratings of pain and sleep quality as well as the ability to perform daily activities (Ambulatory Post Acute Care Daily Activities Short Form), quality of life (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General), and fatigue (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Fatigue). Results: Three participants dropped out and seven died (five in the intervention and two in the control group, P = 0.28). At Week 8, the intervention group reported improved mobility (P = 0.01), fatigue (P = 0.02), and sleep quality (P = 0.05) compared with the usual care group, but did not differ on the other measures. Conclusion: A home-based exercise program seems capable of improving the mobility, fatigue, and sleep quality of patients with Stage IV lung and colorectal cancer.
AB - Context: Exercise benefits patients with cancer, but studies of home-based approaches, particularly among those with Stage IV disease, remain small and exploratory. Objectives: To conduct an adequately powered trial of a home-based exercise intervention that can be facilely integrated into established delivery and reimbursement structures. Methods: Sixty-six adults with Stage IV lung or colorectal cancer were randomized, in an eight-week trial, to usual care or incremental walking and home-based strength training. The exercising participants were instructed during a single physiotherapy visit and subsequently exercised four days or more per week; training and step-count goals were advanced during bimonthly telephone calls. The primary outcome measure was mobility assessed with the Ambulatory Post Acute Care Basic Mobility Short Form. Secondary outcomes included ratings of pain and sleep quality as well as the ability to perform daily activities (Ambulatory Post Acute Care Daily Activities Short Form), quality of life (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General), and fatigue (Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Fatigue). Results: Three participants dropped out and seven died (five in the intervention and two in the control group, P = 0.28). At Week 8, the intervention group reported improved mobility (P = 0.01), fatigue (P = 0.02), and sleep quality (P = 0.05) compared with the usual care group, but did not differ on the other measures. Conclusion: A home-based exercise program seems capable of improving the mobility, fatigue, and sleep quality of patients with Stage IV lung and colorectal cancer.
KW - Cancer
KW - exercise
KW - fatigue
KW - function
KW - mobility
KW - quality of life
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U2 - 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.05.006
DO - 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.05.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 23017624
AN - SCOPUS:84877584753
SN - 0885-3924
VL - 45
SP - 811
EP - 821
JO - Journal of pain and symptom management
JF - Journal of pain and symptom management
IS - 5
ER -