Community-based football in men with prostate cancer: 1-year follow-up on a pragmatic, multicentre randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Physical exercise has been shown to be effective in relation to fatigue, aerobic fitness, and lower body strength in men with prostate cancer. However, research into the clinically relevant effects of interventions conducted in heterogeneous patient populations and in real-life clinical practice settings is warranted.

Methods and findings

We conducted a pragmatic, multicentre, parallel randomised controlled trial in 5 Danish urological departments. Recruitment began in May 2015, the first participant was randomised in June 2015, and the last participant was included in February 2017. In total, 214 men with prostate cancer were randomly assigned to either 6 months of free-of-charge football training twice weekly at a local club (football group [FG]) (n = 109) or us

SUBMITTER: Bjerre ED 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6771996 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature