High-intensity interval training in the prehabilitation of cancer patients—a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Abstract

Purpose

To evaluate the impact of high-intensity interval training (HIIT) on health-related outcome parameters in the prehabilitation of patients diagnosed with cancer.

Methods

A systematic review and meta-analysis of comparative studies on HIIT in cancer prehabilitation conducted by screening standard databases from their inception to March 30, 2020. Outcomes of interest included cardiorespiratory fitness, feasibility, safety, clinical, and patient-reported outcomes.

Results

Of the 855 identified studies, 8 articles met the inclusion criteria (7 randomized, 1 non-randomized controlled trial) with a total of 896 patients. The study protocols were heterogeneous, but the methodological quality ranged from good to high according to PEDro scale. Meta-analysis revealed a significant improvement of peak oxygen consumption (VO ₂peak) achieved with HIIT compared to usual care. Furthermore, HIIT was feasible and safe, showing low risk of adverse events and positive effects on health-related outcomes in prehabilitative settings.

Conclusion

In the phase of prehabilitation, HIIT has potential health benefits in patients diagnosed with cancer and is feasible and safe to perform. Nonetheless, larger randomized controlled trials focusing on long-term effects (such as cancer recurrence or survival rates) are missing, to underline the potential relevance of HIIT for cancer patients.

Supplementary Information

The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00520-020-05834-x.

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Contributors

Richard Crevenna:

ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9177-0101

richard.crevenna@meduniwien.ac.at

Journal

Journal ID (nlm-ta): Support Care Cancer

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Support Care Cancer

Title: Supportive Care in Cancer

Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg (Berlin/Heidelberg )

ISSN (Print): 0941-4355

ISSN (Electronic): 1433-7339

Publication date (Electronic): 26 October 2020

Publication date PMC-release: 26 October 2020

Publication date (Print): 2021

Volume: 29

Issue: 4

Pages: 1781-1794

Affiliations

[1 ]GRID grid.22937.3d, ISNI 0000 0000 9259 8492, Department of Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation and Occupational Medicine, , Medical University of Vienna, ; Waehringer Guertel 18-20, A-1090 Vienna, Austria

[2 ]GRID grid.22937.3d, ISNI 0000 0000 9259 8492, Center for Medical Statistics, Informatics and Intelligent Systems (CeMSIIS), , Medical University of Vienna, ; Vienna, Austria

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Richard Crevenna http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9177-0101

Article

Publisher ID: 5834

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-020-05834-x

PMC ID: 7892520

PubMed ID: 33106975

SO-VID: f0c582a2-51ab-4993-b8e6-c912f365bb55

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History

Date received : 17 May 2020

Date accepted : 15 October 2020

Funding

Funded by: Medical University of Vienna

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Open access funding provided by Medical University of Vienna.

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ScienceOpen disciplines: Oncology & Radiotherapy

Keywords: prehabilitation,preoperative care,cancer,high-intensity interval training,meta-analysis,systematic review,exercise

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