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Pre-Habilitation with Mindfulness and Exercise for Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy (PRIMER Trial)

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Muscle-Invasive Bladder Carcinoma
Bladder Cancer
Non-muscle-invasive Bladder Cancer
Interventions
Behavioral: Pre-operative physical exercise
Behavioral: Pre-operative mindfulness meditation practice
Registration Number
NCT05790850
Lead Sponsor
University of Virginia
Brief Summary

The PRIMER (Pre-Habilitation With Mindfulness and Exercise for Patients Undergoing Radical Cystectomy) trial is a pilot designed to estimate the feasibility of integrating a home-based pre-operative exercise and mindfulness program (pre-habilitation program) for patients scheduled to undergo radical cystectomy for bladder cancer in an attempt to improve both physical and psychological conditioning pre-operatively.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
  • Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
  • Male or female, aged ≥18 years of age
  • Good surgical candidate determined by treating surgeon
  • Histologically documented muscle invasive urothelial carcinoma of the bladder, high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer, non-muscle invasive bladder cancer refractory to BCG, cisplatin ineligible muscle invasive bladder cancer receiving upfront cystectomy, urothelial carcinoma of the bladder with variant histology
  • Adequate Organ Function per protocol definition
  • ECOG performance status ≤2
  • Received medical clearance to complete cardiopulmonary exercise testing
  • Willing to use the personal or study provided devices for monitoring and performing the exercise routines.
  • Fluent in English or Spanish for the EORTC QLQ questionnaire
  • No known contraindications to high intensity exercise
Exclusion Criteria
  • Contraindications to participating in aerobic exercise
  • Currently participating in an aerobic exercise program
  • New onset chest pain nor dyspnea with exertion
  • Histologically documented micropapillary or sarcomatoid bladder cancer
  • Distant metastatic carcinoma

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
InterventionPre-operative physical exercisePreoperative pre-habilitation
InterventionPre-operative mindfulness meditation practicePreoperative pre-habilitation
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of patient-reported days devoted to solitary psychological support30 days

Patient-reported days devoted to self-directed solitary psychological support related to cancer treatment during a 30 day period pre-operatively in the pre-habilitation program group

Number of patient-reported days devoted to exercise30 days

Patient-reported minutes per day devoted to high-intensity exercise during a 30 day period pre-operatively in the pre-habilitation program group

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Dispositional mindfulness as assessed by the Mindfulness Awareness Attention Scale (MAAS)4-8 weeks pre-operatively, 2 weeks pre-operatively, 30 days post-operatively

The Mindfulness Awareness Attention Scale (MAAS) is a 15-item scale designed to assess a core characteristic of mindfulness, namely, a receptive state of mind in which attention, informed by a sensitive awareness of what is occurring in the present, simply observes what is taking place. Total scores range from 0 to 6; higher scores indicate higher dispositional mindfulness.

Patient-reported health-related quality of life as assessed by the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) questionnaire.4-8 weeks pre-operatively, 2 weeks pre-operatively, 30 days post-operatively

The EORTC QLQ BLM 30 consists of 30 questions developed to assess the quality of life of cancer patients. It incorporates nine multi-item scales: five functional scales (physical, role, cognitive, emotional, and social); three symptom scales (fatigue, pain, and nausea and vomiting); and a global health and quality-of-life scale. Several single-item symptom measures commonly reported by cancer patients (dyspnea, loss of appetite, insomnia, constipation and diarrhea) and perceived financial impact of the disease. The questionnaire was designed to be cancer-specific, multidimensional in structure, appropriate for self-administration, and applicable across a range of cultural settings. All of the scales and single-item measures range in score from 0 to 100. A higher score represents higher symptomatology in each respective domain.

Perceived stress as assessed by the Perceived Stress Scale 10 (PSS 10)4-8 weeks pre-operatively, 2 weeks pre-operatively, 30 days post-operatively

the Perceived Stress Scale 10 (PSS 10) is a 10-item survey that captures the respondent's stress level in the past month and uses a Likert scale to assess different domains of stress. Individual scores on the PSS 10 can range from 0 to 40 with higher scores indicating higher perceived stress.

Post-operative complication rate30 days post-operatively

Percentage of patients with a Clavien Grade 3 or higher complications at 30-days post-operatively

Peak oxygen uptake as measured on cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET)4-8 weeks pre-operatively, 2 weeks pre-operatively, 30 days post-operatively

Maximal oxygen uptake will be measured using a cycle ergometer-based cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Virginia

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Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

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