Physiotherapy Prehabilitation for cancer surgery patients.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Cancer; Elective upper abdominal surgery; Upper gastrointestinal cancer; Complex bowel cancer; Sarcoma; Cancer - Bowel - Back passage (rectum) or large bowel (colon); Cancer - Oesophageal (gullet); Cancer - Pancreatic; Cancer - Sarcoma (also see 'Bone') - soft tissue

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000814875
• Lead Sponsor: Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-06-28
• Last Update Posted: 5 July 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

All patients scheduled for complex surgery for cancer (upper gastrointestinal (UGI), complex bowel, sarcoma) will be eligible for inclusion into the program.
Patients who are assessed as deconditioned with a low pre surgical exercise tolerance and mobility level
Patients planned for complex surgery and planned long anaesthetic time
Any patient confirmed as borderline on cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) who would benefit from exercise training

Exclusion Criteria

Patients will be excluded if their surgery is scheduled for sooner than six weeks
Patients who are neutropenic
People who cannot speak English
Patients who are unable to cognitively participate in a group exercise program
Patients over 150kg which is the safe working limit of the gym equipment
Any patients who are deemed ‘too high risk’ for UAS
People highly dependent on medical care who may be unable to give consent
People with cognitive impairment, an intellectual disability or a mental illness
People in other countries

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified