utritional and exercise prehabilitation in patients prior to gastrointestinal cancer surgery – The path to structured care

Not Applicable

• Conditions: C15; C16; C18; C19; C20; C21; C25; Malignant neoplasm of oesophagus; Malignant neoplasm of stomach; Malignant neoplasm of colon

• Registration Number: DRKS00028728
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Innere Medizin I, Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-05-05
• Study Completion: 2024-04-08
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 38

Inclusion Criteria

patients with GI cancer scheduled for surgery, at least four weeks time from inclusion to GI surgery, age = 18 years, signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

unable to perform physical examination and exercise sessions, pregnancy, participation in a structured strength training program, unable to understand and communicate in German

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility of a structured prehabilitative care before gastrointestinal cancer surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ength of hospital stay,<br>stays on intensive care unit,<br>infections,<br>recovery time,<br>anastomotic leakage,<br>postoperative complications,<br>handgrip strength,<br>nutritional status,<br>body composition,<br>serum albumin, hemoglobin,<br>quality of life