Status:

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Exercise and Nutrition to Improve Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes

Lead Sponsor:

University of Oklahoma

Conditions:

Pancreatic Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

30+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a blinded pilot study in which patients scheduled for pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic or related cancers are randomized to dietary counseling and home exercise at high weekly frequency,...

Detailed Description

This initial feasibility and proof of concept study focuses on maximizing pancreatic cancer survivors' fitness and physical function in a brief period, the 2-3 weeks available prior to surgical resect...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion:
  • Individuals with suspected pancreatic or related tumor for surgical resection by pancreaticoduodenectomy, including those who've received neoadjuvant chemotherapy, are eligible provided they are approved for exercise participation by pancreatic clinic team.
  • Cognition and English language skills must be sufficient for completion of consent and questionnaires.
  • Age \>30.
  • Able to rise from a chair and walk household distances without assist from another person.
  • Willing to be randomized to one of two pre-operative home-based exercise programs, without knowing the difference between the two, and use protein supplementation if instructed.
  • Exclusion:
  • Individuals are excluded if they are unsafe (according to the study team) based on current MD recommendation not to exercise, medical history, recent fracture or high-risk bone lesion, or neurologic disorder with safety concerns.
  • Participants cannot have an allergy to whey protein, or abnormal response to baseline physical performance tests of walking endurance and strength.
  • Those who currently participate in a regular and substantial (as defined by the study team) strengthening or protein supplementation program are eligible only for the 'for assessment only' observational version of the study, but will not be included in the randomized trial.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 1 2016

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    March 1 2025

    Estimated Enrollment :

    95 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03256201

    Start Date

    February 1 2016

    End Date

    March 1 2025

    Last Update

    August 16 2024

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    University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, 73104

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