Effect of walking on circadian rhythms and sleep quality of patients with lung cancer: a randomised controlled trial.
Study Goal
The researchers aimed to determine whether a 12-week exercise intervention, including home-based walking and weekly counseling, could improve sleep quality and rest-activity rhythms in lung cancer patients.
Results Summary
The walking program significantly improved subjective sleep quality (PSQI) and objective sleep measures (TST, SE, SOL, WASO) as well as rest-activity rhythms (r24 and I<O) in lung cancer patients. The effects were sustained at 3 and 6 months post-intervention.
Population
111 lung cancer patients
Effective Dosage
Not specified (home-based walking exercise training and weekly exercise counseling)
Duration
12 weeks
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
12-week exercise intervention including home-based walking exercise training and weekly exercise counseling | increase | subjective sleep quality (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI) | lung cancer patients | - | improved | #1 |
12-week exercise intervention including home-based walking exercise training and weekly exercise counseling | increase | objective sleep quality | lung cancer patients | - | improved | #2 |
12-week exercise intervention including home-based walking exercise training and weekly exercise counseling | increase | rest-activity rhythms (r24) | lung cancer patients | - | improved | #3 |
12-week exercise intervention including home-based walking exercise training and weekly exercise counseling | increase | rest-activity rhythms (I<O) | lung cancer patients | - | improved | #4 |
BACKGROUND: Sleep disturbances and poor rest-activity rhythms, which can reduce the quality of life, are highly prevalent among patients with lung cancer. METHODS: This trial investigated the effects of a 12-week exercise intervention including home-based walking exercise training and weekly exercise counseling on 111 lung cancer patients. Participants were randomly allocated to receive the intervention or usual-care. Outcomes included objective sleep (total sleep time, TST; sleep efficiency, SE; sleep onset latency, SOL; and wake after sleep onset, WASO), subjective sleep (Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, PSQI), and rest-activity rhythms (r24 and I<O). Outcomes were assessed at baseline and 3 and 6 months after intervention. RESULTS: The PSQI (Wald χ CONCLUSIONS: The walking program is an effective intervention for improving the subjective and objective sleep quality of lung cancer patients and can be considered an optional component of lung cancer rehabilitation.