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Sarcopenia in Colorectal Cancer Patients, Intervention Study

NCT05491434 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 370

Last updated 2025-05-20

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Summary

The sarcopenia is a new concept for evaluating the functional status of patients, introduced during the last 20 years. This is defined as the relationship between the deterioration of muscle mass and the decrease in strength, the metabolic rate, the aerobic capacity and subsequently the evaluation of the functional status. The sarcopenia has been estimated to affect 5% to 13% of people aged between 60 and 70 years, increasing from 11% to 50% in those aged 80 years and older. In a study by Lieffers et al. of a total of 234 patients with colorectal cancer, with a mean age of 63 years according to the values observed by Prado et al., the prevalence of sarcopenia would be around 39%, being able to reach up to 60% in patients with chronic diseases.

The goal of this study is to compare the cumulative incidence of post-surgical complications due to infection at 30 days between the group of patients without sarcopenia and the group of patients with sarcopenia with an intervention based on a nutritional supplement + physical exercise.

Conditions

  • Sarcopenia
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Infection;Post Surg Procedure

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

Protein supplement

One líquid brick every day during 3 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-12-01
Primary Completion
2025-10-31
Completion
2026-01-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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