Does Strength Training Enhances Recovery After Surgery: The STERAS Project

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Head and neck cancer; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Cancer - Head and neck

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001286134
• Lead Sponsor: Murdoch University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-09-18
• Last Update Posted: 30 September 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

All general and head and neck cancer surgery patients at FSH with a predicted pre-operative lead time of 2 weeks or over. Patients undergoing pre-operative chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy at FSH will be recruited

Exclusion Criteria

Any general and head and neck cancer surgery patients at FSH that have less than 2 week predicted lead time of their surgery. Patients that are unable to travel or access FSH to attend the three sessions of gym exercises per week will also be excluded.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ength of stay (in hospital) post surgery. Assessed upon discharge (via hospital medical record). [once upon discharge from hospital];readmission rate via hospital medical record[once at readmission to hospital (if applicable)]