Factors influencing participation in a randomized controlled resistance exercise intervention study in breast cancer patients during radiotherapy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Over the past years knowledge about benefits of physical activity after cancer is evolving from randomized exercise intervention trials. However, it has been argued that results may be biased by selective participation. Therefore, we investigated factors influencing participation in a randomized exercise intervention trial for breast cancer patients.

Methods

Non-metastatic breast cancer patients were systematically screened for a randomized exercise intervention trial on cancer-related fatigue. Participants and nonparticipants were compared concerning sociodemographic characteristics (age, marital status, living status, travel time to the training facility), clinical data (body-mass-index, tumor stage, tumor size and lymph node status, comorbidities, chemotherapy)

SUBMITTER: Gollhofer SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4466838 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature