Status:
COMPLETED
Exercise and Nutritional Rehabilitation in Patients With Cancer
Lead Sponsor:
University of Edinburgh
Collaborating Sponsors:
Marie Curie Hospice, Belfast
Accord Clinical Research
Conditions:
Cachexia; Cancer
Diet Modification
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
In patients with incurable cancer, general deterioration in their ability to walk, exercise and care for themselves is often regarded as an inevitable consequence of this. In 2015, Hospice UK publishe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Diagnosis of advanced cancer (defined as metastatic or locally advanced cancer not amenable to curative treatment).
- Outpatient
- ≥18years
- Karnofsky score ≥ 60
- Prognosis greater than 3 months
- Able to complete trial based assessments
- Under care of community services at Marie Curie or St Columba's Hospices
- Ability to comply with trial protocol
- Ability to provide and have capacity to consent
- Agree to attend trial centre for trial related activity (St Columba's Hospice)
Exclusion
- Undergoing anti-cancer therapy (hormonal treatment or bisphosphonates permitted)
- Using enteral nutrition (NG or similar) or parenteral nutrition
- Co-enrolment in drug trials
- Inability to swallow
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 30 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 3 2019
Estimated Enrollment :
45 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03316157
Start Date
January 30 2018
End Date
July 3 2019
Last Update
March 11 2020
Active Locations (1)
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University of Edinburgh
Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH4 2XR