Effects of Exercise on Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Survivors: A Network Meta-Analysis

Xiangyu Zhao's systematic review and network meta-analysis synthesizes evidence from 69 randomized controlled trials involving 5,294 breast cancer survivors from 19 countries. The analysis, registered with PROSPERO, compares the effectiveness of different exercise modalities on quality of life. The document was last updated on 2026-04-30.

Use Cases

• Ranking exercise modality effectiveness based on standardized mean differences and SUCRA scores reported in the analysis
• Informing clinical guidelines for breast cancer survivorship care based on synthesized RCT evidence
• Designing personalized exercise intervention studies based on the hierarchical effectiveness findings

Strengths

• Analysis is based on 69 randomized controlled trials, providing a substantial evidence base
• Includes data from 5,294 breast cancer survivors across 19 countries, suggesting broad geographic representation
• Uses network meta-analysis methodology to compare multiple interventions directly and indirectly

Limitations

• The primary data file is a 2.9 MB DOCX document; underlying trial-level data or a structured dataset is not provided
• Row count and column-level documentation for any underlying data are unknown
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download

Provenance

Source

Xiangyu Zhao via figshare

Collection Method

Systematic review and frequentist network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials identified from six electronic databases.

Time Range

Database searches from inception through October 2025.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-30 04:18:00; freshness should be verified

Geography

Studies from 19 countries involving breast cancer survivors.