High-Intensity Interval Training During Cancer Prehabilitation May Improve Cardiorespiratory Fitness: A Meta-Analysis.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of non-cancer mortality in cancer survivors. Exercise interventions are widely used to enhance cardiorespiratory fitness, typically assessed by VO₂peak, which predicts postoperative complications and poorer clinical outcomes. Prehabilitation provides an opportunity to optimize health. Given time constraints, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) may represent a time-efficient strategy to improve fitness during prehabilitation. This meta-analysis examines the effects of HIIT-based prehabilitation versus usual care on VO₂peak in cancer patients. Methods: A systematic search was conducted in Cinahl, Embase, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science from database inception to August 1, 2024 using

SUBMITTER: Cuomo S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12692185 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature