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Prehabilitation in Patients With Esophageal or Gastric Cancers

NCT03418298 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2020-05-21

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Summary

Objectives: The primary objective of this study is to assess the feasibility of a internet-based preoperative exercise program in patients with esophageal or gastric cancers. Secondary objectives are to evaluate the effects of this preoperative program on functional capacity, anxiety and depression, quality of life and fatigue Methods: This feasibility study will be conduct at University Hospital Saint-Luc in Brussels. Twenty patients with esophageal or gastric cancers will participate in internet-based program 3 sessions per week. Each session will combine aerobic and resistance training. Moreover, inspiratory muscle strengthening (IMT) will be performed daily. The researcher will conduct weekly telephone calls to educate and motivate subjects. Assessments will be performed at baseline, one day before surgery, 1 month and 3 months after surgery. The following parameters will be measured: functional capacity, quality of life, fatigue, anxiety and depression.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Prehabilitation group

Subjects will performed an internet-based exercise program before surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-02-27
Primary Completion
2019-11-01
Completion
2019-12-15

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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