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ABSTRACT: Purpose
Fatigue is a common and potentially disabling symptom in patients with cancer. It can often be effectively reduced by exercise. Yet, effects of exercise interventions might differ across subgroups. We conducted a meta-analysis using individual patient data of randomized controlled trials (RCT) to investigate moderators of exercise intervention effects on cancer-related fatigue.Methods
We used individual patient data from 31 exercise RCT worldwide, representing 4366 patients, of whom 3846 had complete fatigue data. We performed a one-step individual patient data meta-analysis, using linear mixed-effect models to analyze the effects of exercise interventions on fatigue (z score) and to identify demographic, clinical, intervention- and exercise-related moderators. Models were adjusted for baseline fatigue and included a random intercept on study level to account for clustering of patients within studies. We identified potential moderators by testing their interaction with group allocation, using a likelihood ratio test.Results
Exercise interventions had statistically significant beneficial effects on fatigue (? = -0.17; 95% confidence interval [CI], -0.22 to -0.12). There was no evidence of moderation by demographic or clinical characteristics. Supervised exercise interventions had significantly larger effects on fatigue than unsupervised exercise interventions (?difference = -0.18; 95% CI -0.28 to -0.08). Supervised interventions with a duration ?12 wk showed larger effects on fatigue (? = -0.29; 95% CI, -0.39 to -0.20) than supervised interventions with a longer duration.Conclusions
In this individual patient data meta-analysis, we found statistically significant beneficial effects of exercise interventions on fatigue, irrespective of demographic and clinical characteristics. These findings support a role for exercise, preferably supervised exercise interventions, in clinical practice. Reasons for differential effects in duration require further exploration.
SUBMITTER: VAN Vulpen JK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6962544 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
VAN Vulpen Jonna K JK Sweegers Maike G MG Peeters Petra H M PHM Courneya Kerry S KS Newton Robert U RU Aaronson Neil K NK Jacobsen Paul B PB Galvão Daniel A DA Chinapaw Mai J MJ Steindorf Karen K Irwin Melinda L ML Stuiver Martijn M MM Hayes Sandi S Griffith Kathleen A KA Mesters Ilse I Knoop Hans H Goedendorp Martine M MM Mutrie Nanette N Daley Amanda J AJ McConnachie Alex A Bohus Martin M Thorsen Lene L Schulz Karl-Heinz KH Short Camille E CE James Erica L EL Plotnikoff Ronald C RC Schmidt Martina E ME Ulrich Cornelia M CM VAN Beurden Marc M Oldenburg Hester S HS Sonke Gabe S GS VAN Harten Wim H WH Schmitz Kathryn H KH Winters-Stone Kerri M KM Velthuis Miranda J MJ Taaffe Dennis R DR VAN Mechelen Willem W Kersten Marie José MJ Nollet Frans F Wenzel Jennifer J Wiskemann Joachim J Verdonck-DE Leeuw Irma M IM Brug Johannes J May Anne M AM Buffart Laurien M LM
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<h4>Purpose</h4>Fatigue is a common and potentially disabling symptom in patients with cancer. It can often be effectively reduced by exercise. Yet, effects of exercise interventions might differ across subgroups. We conducted a meta-analysis using individual patient data of randomized controlled trials (RCT) to investigate moderators of exercise intervention effects on cancer-related fatigue.<h4>Methods</h4>We used individual patient data from 31 exercise RCT worldwide, representing 4366 patien ...[more]