Enhancing treatment outcomes after gynaecological cancer (ACUMEN): a randomised controlled exercise trial protocol.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Treatment for gynaecological cancer often entails challenges that negatively affect quality-of-life. While exercise has been shown to improve physical and psychosocial well-being during cancer recovery, affected women often avoid exercise due to the specific health challenges they face after treatment. The Enhancing treatment outcomes after gynaecological cancer (ACUMEN) program aims to enhance health-related quality of life in this group by promoting lifelong exercise habits.

Methods

The ACUMEN trial is a single-blind, multi-centre randomised controlled trial that evaluates the impact of a structured exercise intervention on quality of life in women who have completed primary treatment for gynaecological cancer within the last 60 months. A total of 342 participan

SUBMITTER: Chiu V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12278665 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature