Status:
COMPLETED
The Effects of a 9 Week Exercise Programme on Fitness and Quality of Life in Rectal Cancer Patients After Chemoradiotherapy and Before Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Collaborating Sponsors:
AintreeNHSTrust
Conditions:
Rectal Cancer
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patients' ability to tolerate surgery is associated with physical fitness: less fit patients have an increased rate of death and serious complications following major surgery. Combined chemotherapy an...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients listed to undergo elective rectal cancer resection and long course neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in the two NHS teaching hospitals (Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Southampton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
Exclusion
- Unable to consent.
- Under 18 years of age.
- Unable to perform exercise.
- Any contraindications on the American Thoracic Surgery CPET safety guidelines.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2013
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
34 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01914068
Start Date
August 1 2013
End Date
December 1 2015
Last Update
October 17 2016
Active Locations (1)
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SouthamptonNHSTrust
Southampton, United Kingdom, SO166YD