The effects of exercise on the quality of life of patients with breast cancer (the UMBRELLA Fit study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

The effects of exercise on the quality of life of patients with breast cancer (the UMBRELLA Fit study): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have shown that exercise has beneficial effects on quality of life (QoL) in patients with breast cancer. However, these effects were often small. Blinding in an exercise trial is not possible, which has the possible disadvantag...

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Main Authors: Roxanne Gal, Evelyn M. Monninkhof, Rolf H. H. Groenwold, Carla H. van Gils, Desiree H. J. G. van den Bongard, Petra H. M. Peeters, Helena M. Verkooijen, Anne M. May
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Breast cancer
Physical activity
Exercise
Cohort multiple randomized controlled trial
Quality of life
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13063-017-2252-5

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