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

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University of Edinburgh

Edinburgh, United Kingdom, EH4 2XR