Feasibility and acceptability of pre-operative exercise to improve patient outcomes after major pelvic cancer surgery: A pilot randomised controlled trial.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pelvic Cancer; Cancer - Bowel - Back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon); Cancer - Ovarian and primary peritoneal; Cancer - Other cancer types

• Registration Number: ACTRN12617001129370
• Lead Sponsor: Sydney Local Health District

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-08-01
• Study Completion: 2018-11-26
• Last Update Posted: 8 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

To be eligible for the study, patients will be adults aged 18-80 years ::
(a) Undergoing elective major advanced or recurrent gastrointestinal cancer surgery;
(b) Present at a gastrointestinal surgeon at least 2 weeks prior to planned surgery.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients will be excluded from the study if they have:
(a) Cognitive impairment such that they are unable to give informed consent;
(b) Co-morbidity preventing participation in exercise (i.e. major cardiac, respiratory or musculoskeletal disease);
(c) Inadequate English to complete outcome measures or understand verbal instructions;
(d) Current participation in an exercise programme similar to the proposed intervention.
(e) Unable to attend exercise program (e.g. living in other state).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified