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Effects of exercise dose and type during breast cancer chemotherapy: Multicenter randomized trial (2013)
Journal Article
Courneya, K. S., McKenzie, D. C., Mackey, J. R., Gelmon, K., Friedenreich, C. M., Yasui, Y., Reid, R. D., Cook, D., Jespersen, D., Proulx, C., Dolan, L. B., Forbes, C. C., Wooding, E., Trinh, L., & Segal, R. J. (2013). Effects of exercise dose and type during breast cancer chemotherapy: Multicenter randomized trial. JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 105(23), 1821-1832. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnci/djt297

Background
Exercise improves physical functioning and symptom management during breast cancer chemotherapy, but the effects of different doses and types of exercise are unknown.

Methods
A multicenter trial in Canada randomized 301 breast cancer pati... Read More about Effects of exercise dose and type during breast cancer chemotherapy: Multicenter randomized trial.

Patient satisfaction with participation in a randomized exercise trial: Effects of randomization and a usual care posttrial exercise program (2013)
Journal Article
Courneya, K. S., Forbes, C. C., Trinh, L., Sellar, C. M., Friedenreich, C. M., & Reiman, T. (2013). Patient satisfaction with participation in a randomized exercise trial: Effects of randomization and a usual care posttrial exercise program. Clinical Trials, 10(6), 959-966. https://doi.org/10.1177/1740774513495985

Background
Participation in an exercise trial is a major commitment for cancer survivors, but few exercise trials have evaluated patient satisfaction with trial participation.

Purpose
To examine patient satisfaction with participation in the Healthy... Read More about Patient satisfaction with participation in a randomized exercise trial: Effects of randomization and a usual care posttrial exercise program.

A randomized trial of aerobic exercise and sleep quality in lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy or no treatments (2012)
Journal Article
Courneya, K. S., Sellar, C. M., Trinh, L., Forbes, C. C., Stevinson, C., McNeely, M. L., Peddle-McIntyre, C. J., Friedenreich, C. M., & Reiman, T. (2012). A randomized trial of aerobic exercise and sleep quality in lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy or no treatments. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, 21(6), 887-894. https://doi.org/10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-12-0075

Background: Patients with lymphoma experience sleep problems that may be managed with aerobic exercise but no previous study has examined this issue.

Methods: We randomized 122 patients with lymphoma to usual care (n = 62) or 12 weeks of supervised... Read More about A randomized trial of aerobic exercise and sleep quality in lymphoma patients receiving chemotherapy or no treatments.

Physical activity preferences and type 2 diabetes: Exploring demographic, cognitive, and behavioral differences (2010)
Journal Article
Forbes, C. C., Plotnikoff, R. C., Courneya, K. S., & Boulé, N. G. (2010). Physical activity preferences and type 2 diabetes: Exploring demographic, cognitive, and behavioral differences. Diabetes Educator, 36(5), 801-815. https://doi.org/10.1177/0145721710378538

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to examine physical activity counseling and program preferences in a sample of adults with type 2 diabetes. Specifically, the objectives were to determine physical activity preferences (objective 1), and whether... Read More about Physical activity preferences and type 2 diabetes: Exploring demographic, cognitive, and behavioral differences.