Effectiveness of exergaming in reducing cancer-related fatigue among children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia: a randomized controlled trial.
Afnan Essam MasoudAfaf Ahmed Mohamed ShaheenMaha Fahad AlgabbaniEnas AlEisaAmani AlKofidePublished in: Annals of medicine (2023)
The protocol of exergaming used in this RCT effectively reduces CRF and promotes functional capacity/endurance and PA in children with ALL undergoing chemotherapy. It may provide an alternative treatment modality to decrease the healthcare load.Key messagesCancer-related fatigue (CRF) is described as physical exhaustion, sleep disturbance, emotional distress, and cognitive dysfunction.Exergaming reduces CRF and promotes functional capacity/endurance and physical activity in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia undergoing chemotherapy.Exergaming may provide an alternative treatment modality to decrease the healthcare load.
Keyphrases
- acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- healthcare
- physical activity
- young adults
- sleep quality
- randomized controlled trial
- skeletal muscle
- systematic review
- high intensity
- squamous cell carcinoma
- depressive symptoms
- resistance training
- locally advanced
- combination therapy
- rectal cancer
- replacement therapy
- radiation therapy
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