Exercise for cancer cachexia in adults: Executive summary of a Cochrane Collaboration systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cancer cachexia is a complex syndrome characterized by an ongoing loss of skeletal muscle mass and progressive functional impairment. A proactive management approach is recommended, including physical exercise to maintain function via modulation of muscle metabolism, insulin sensitivity and levels of inflammation. The review aimed to determine the safety, acceptability and effectiveness of exercise in adults with cancer cachexia. Secondary aims, subject to the data availability, were to compare effectiveness according to the characteristics of the study intervention or population.

Methods

We sought randomised controlled trials (RCTs) in adults meeting international criteria for cancer cachexia, comparing a programme of exercise as a sole or adjunct intervention to

SUBMITTER: Grande AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4575551 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature