Meta-Analysis of Home-Based Exercise Effects on Colorectal Cancer Patient Outcomes

12 randomized controlled trials involving 802 colorectal cancer patients were analyzed. The meta-analysis, authored by Jing Yang and uploaded to figshare in May 2026, synthesized evidence on the effects of home-based exercise on anxiety, depression, fatigue, and quality of life.

Use Cases

• Evaluate the efficacy of home-based exercise for reducing anxiety in cancer patients based on the pooled analysis results.
• Assess the impact of exercise interventions on cancer-related fatigue levels based on the standardized mean difference reported.
• Review the evidence for improving quality of life in colorectal cancer patients through non-pharmacological interventions.
• Identify gaps in research on depression outcomes for cancer patients undergoing exercise therapy.

Strengths

• The analysis is based on 12 randomized controlled trials, a standard for clinical evidence.
• Results include specific standardized mean differences and confidence intervals for anxiety, fatigue, and quality of life.
• The risk of bias and certainty of evidence were assessed using Cochrane ROB 2.0 and GRADE frameworks.

Limitations

• The underlying data (columns, rows) from the included trials is not provided; only the synthesized results are available.
• The evidence certainty for outcomes is graded as 'low' or 'very low', indicating substantial heterogeneity.
• The file format is a DOCX document, which may require parsing to extract structured data.

Provenance

Source

Jing Yang

Collection Method

Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials sourced from PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, CNKI, WanFang, VIP, and CBM.

Time Range

Trials from database inception to February 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-07 04:44:11.