Steindorf, K., Schmidt, M.E., Klassen, O., Ulrich, C.M., Oelmann, J., Habermann, N., . . . Potthoff, K. (2014). Randomized, controlled trial of resistance training in breast cancer patients receiving adjuvant radiotherapy: Results on cancer-related fatigue and quality of life. Annals of Oncology, 25, 2237–2243.
To evaluate the efficacy of resistance training to treat fatigue
Single, blinded, randomized, controlled trial
This study adds to the already extensive evidence supporting that exercise improves fatigue. This study showed this to be the case for patients receiving radiation therapy treatment and demonstrated that group interaction and attention alone were not responsible for the changes seen by including an attention control group in the study design. Nurses should recommend that patients participate in exercise to combat fatigue during cancer treatment.