The effects of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and an in-hospital exercise training programme on physical fitness and quality of life in locally advanced rectal cancer patients: a randomised controlled trial (The EMPOWER Trial)

The effects of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and an in-hospital exercise training programme on physical fitness and quality of life in locally advanced rectal cancer patients: a randomised controlled trial (The EMPOWER Trial)

Abstract Background The EMPOWER trial aimed to assess the effects of a 9-week exercise prehabilitation programme on physical fitness compared with a usual care control group. Secondary aims were to investigate the effect of (1) the exercise prehabilitation programme on psychological health; and (2)...

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Main Authors: Lisa Loughney, Malcolm A. West, Helen Moyses, Andrew Bates, Graham J. Kemp, Lesley Hawkins, Judit Varkonyi-Sepp, Shaunna Burke, Christopher P. Barben, Peter M. Calverley, Trevor Cox, Daniel H. Palmer, Michael G. Mythen, Michael P. W. Grocott, Sandy Jack, on behalf of the Fit4Surgery group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-06-01
Series:Perioperative Medicine
Subjects:
Exercise prehabilitation
Neoadjuvant cancer treatment
Physical fitness
Rectal cancer
Surgery
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-021-00190-8

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13741-021-00190-8

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