Which Type of Exercise During Radiation Therapy Is Optimal to Improve Fatigue and Quality of Life in Men with Prostate Cancer? A Bayesian Network Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Context

Physical exercise in men with prostate cancer (CaP) has shown benefits in improving cancer-related fatigue (CRF) and quality of life (QoL) during radiation therapy. However, types of exercises that are more effective are not well understood.

Evidence acquisition

We searched PubMed, Web of Science, and ClinicalTrials.gov up to November 2021 to identify potentially relevant studies. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) testing the effects of exercise training on CRF, QoL, and treatment-related toxicities in patients with CaP undergoing radiation therapy were included. The quality of individual studies was evaluated using the Tool for the assEssment of Study qualiTy and reporting in Exercise (TESTEX) scale. The certainty of evidence was assessed using the Grading of Reco

SUBMITTER: Xiong X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9638772 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature