Effect of physical exercise on cognitive function after chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial (PAM study)

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Authors

Emmie W. Koevoets · Utrecht University

Sanne B. Schagen · The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Michiel B. de Ruiter · The Netherlands Cancer Institute

Mirjam I. Geerlings · Utrecht University

Lenja Witlox · Utrecht University

Elsken van der Wall · Utrecht University

Martijn M. Stuiver

Abstract

A 6-month exercise intervention improved self-reported cognitive functioning, physical fitness, fatigue, QoL, and depression in chemotherapy-exposed breast cancer patients with cognitive problems. Tested cognitive functioning was not affected. However, subgroup analysis indicated a positive effect of exercise on tested cognitive functioning in highly fatigued patients. Trial Registration Netherlands Trial Registry: Trial NL5924 (NTR6104). Registered 24 October 2016, https://www.trialregister.nl/trial/5924 .

Topics & Keywords

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Breast Cancer Research

Volume 24, Issue 1, pp. 36-36

DOI: 10.1186/s13058-022-01530-2

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