Additional file 1 of The effects of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and an in-hospital exercise training programme on physical fitness and quality of life in locally advanced rectal cancer patients: a randomised controlled trial (The EMPOWER Trial)

Additional file 1: Supplementary Appendix 1. The Consensus on Exercise Reporting Template (CERT). Supplementary Appendix 2 Table S1. Summary of CPET variables at week 0, 3, 6 and 9. Supplementary Appendix 3. Individual Graphical Plots. Figure S1. Changes in oxygen uptake at anaerobic threshold (ml.kg-1.min-1) at week 0/post-neoadjuvant cancer treatment, week 3, 6 and 9 in the exercise group. Figure S2. Changes in oxygen uptake at anaerobic threshold (ml.kg-1.min-1) at week 0/post-neoadjuvant cancer treatment, week 3, 6 and 9 in the usual care control group. Supplementary Appendix 4 Table S2. Summary of CPET variables between pre- and post-NCRT. Supplementary Appendix 5 Table S3. Themes, subthemes, and representative quotes from patients following neoadjuvant cancer treatment and the exercise training programme. Supplementary Appendix 6 Table S4. Post-Operative Morbidity Scores. Supplementary Appendix 7 Table S5. Summary of response to treatment and histopathology