Preoperative exercise therapy for patients with cancer: A randomised-controlled trial

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: Prostate Cancer; Colorectal Cancer; Breast Cancer; Cancer - Breast; Cancer - Prostate; Cancer - Bowel - Back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon)

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619000214134
• Lead Sponsor: Federation University Australia

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-02-14
• Study Completion: 2021-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 8 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 21

Inclusion Criteria

Participant provides written informed consent

Scheduled for prostate, colorectal or breast cancer surgery

Age greater than or equal to 18 years

Medical clearance to undergo a symptom limited cardiopulmonary exercise test and supervised exercise training

ECOG status 0-1

Participant can attend exercise training venue to meet threshold of 80% compliance with supervised exercise program.

Participants must be able to understand and follow instructions in English

Exclusion Criteria

Surgery scheduled in less than or equal to 2 weeks following diagnosis

Any absolute or relative contraindications to participate in exercise testing as described by the American College of Sports Medicine

Metastatic disease

Currently enrolled in an experimental treatment with non-approved drugs at the time of enrolment

Current congestive heart failure (New York Heart Association Class II, III or IV)

Recent serious cardiovascular events (less than or equal to 12 months) requiring hospitalisation

Uncontrolled infection, non-healing wound, bone fracture or cardiac disease that would make this protocol hazardous for the patient to participate

Psychiatric illness that would prevent informed consent or study protocol adherence

Any abnormality identified during the initial cardiopulmonary exercise test that indicates that it would be considered unsafe to participate in an exercise training intervention

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified