High-intensity interval training in breast cancer survivors: a systematic review

BMC Cancer

Table 1 Characteristics of the included studies with intervention during treatment

Study	Sample size	HIIT				Supervised OR Unsupervised	Lab-based OR Home and community-based
Study	Sample size	Duration and frequency (total times)	Mode	Intensity	Interval and recovery durations	Supervised OR Unsupervised	Lab-based OR Home and community-based
Lee et al. (2019a,b, 2020) [18,19,20]	30	8 weeks, 3×/week (24)	Cycle ergometer	90% PPO	7 × 1 min cycling, 2 min active recovery, total 19 min	Supervised by exercise trainer	Lab-based
Mijwel et al. (2020) [21]	182	16 weeks, 2×/week (32)	Cycle ergometer	16–18 RPE	3 × 3 min cycling, 1 min passive recovery, total 11 min	Supervised by exercise physiologist or oncology nurse	Lab-based
Mijwel et al. (2018) [22]	23	16 weeks, 2×/week (32)	Cycle ergometer	16–18 RPE	3 × 3 min cycling, 1 min passive recovery, total 11 min	Supervised by exercise physiologist or oncology nurse	Lab-based
Mijwel et al. (2018a,b) [23, 24]	206	16 weeks, 2×/week (32)	Cycle ergometer	16–18 RPE	3 × 3 min cycling, 1 min passive recovery, total 11 min	Supervised by exercise physiologist or oncology nurse	Lab-based
Schulz et al. (2018) [25]	16	6 weeks, 2×/week (12)	Cycle ergometer	85–100%VO₂peak	10 × 1 min cycling, 1 min load-less recovery, total 19 min	Supervised by professional	Lab-based

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