Exercise during CHemotherapy for Ovarian cancer (ECHO) trial: design and implementation of a randomised controlled trial

Introduction Epidemiological evidence supports an association between higher levels of physical activity and improved cancer survival. Trial evidence is now needed to demonstrate the effect of exercise in a clinical setting. The Exercise during CHemotherapy for Ovarian cancer (ECHO) trial is a phase...

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Published in:	BMJ Open
Main Authors:	Andreas Obermair, Monika Janda, Linda Mileshkin, Alison Davis, Elizabeth H Barnes, Kate Pumpa, Elizabeth Eakin, Martin Stockler, Alison Brand, Lewis Perrin, Michael Friedlander, Sandra Hayes, Andrea Garrett, Piksi Singh, Tamara Jones, Dimitrios Vagenas, Carolina Sandler, Louisa G Gordon, Catherine Shannon, James Nicklin, Yeh Chen Lee, John Andrews, Nicole McDonald, Vanessa L Beesley, Rosalind Renee Spence, Penny Webb, Helene O’Neille, Merran Williams, Trudi Cattley, Jeff Goh, Amasy Alkhateeb, Dirkje Sommeijer, Melissa Creed, Sheree Rye
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Language:	English
Published:	BMJ Publishing Group 2023-04-01
Online Access:	https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/4/e067925.full

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