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Effects of a "Walk, Eat, & Breathe" Nursing Intervention For Patients With Esophageal Cancer

NCT02850172 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 144

Last updated 2017-09-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this stratified randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to test the effects of Walk, Eat, \& Breathe on preserving patients' nutritional status, functional walking capacity, pulmonary function, and emotional well-being during the CCRT and surgery course.Additionally, effects to reduce treatment-related complications and length of hospital stay for esophagectomy will be evaluated between experimental and control groups.

Conditions

  • Esophageal Cancer

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Walk, Eat, & Breathe

1. Walking exercise: 3 times per week, 20\~30 mins per section 2. Eat: nutritional assessment and advice weekly 3. Inspiratory muscle training: twice every day, 7 days a week, 6\~8 weeks before surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cheryl Chia-Hui Chen, PhD · National Taiwan University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-05-31
Primary Completion
2019-04-30
Completion
2019-04-30

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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