CompletedNot Applicable

Clinical Trial Comparing Standard Care Versus Prehabilitation in Patients Undergoing Cancer Surgery

United Kingdom42 participantsStarted 2021-07-15

Plain-language summary

To determine whether exercise and nutrition prehabilitation improves patient outcomes after cancer surgery

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 85 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18-85 * Sex: male/female * Radiological/tissue cancer diagnosis * Curative cancer of the colon, rectum, colorectal liver metastases (CRLM) of 2 or more segments * elective surgery (planned a minimum of 3 weeks from the date of first clinic meeting) * Access to digital technology(mobile phone, tablet or laptop, home computer) to participate in supervised home exercise Exclusion Criteria: Exclusion * Palliative disease * Haematological malignancy * Pregnancy * Emergency surgery * Physically unable to undergo CPET * Part of any other trial with similar interventions unless previously agreed on with all CIs * synchronous disease (operation on HPB \& colorectal cancers at the same operation) * No access to digital technology(smart phone, tablet, laptop or home computer)

What they're measuring

Anaerobic threshold (AT) measured in ml/kg/min and maximum oxygen consumption ( VO2 peak) measured in ml/kg/min

Timeframe: change in baseline AT & VO2 peak at 4 weeks

Inflammatory cytokines

Timeframe: change in baseline cytokines at 4 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04880772

SponsorEast Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-07-13

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