Status:
UNKNOWN
Optimizing Physical Function Before Cancer Surgery in Older People at Risk
Lead Sponsor:
Karolinska Institutet
Conditions:
Colorectal Cancer
Postoperative Complications
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This randomized controlled trial is a multicentre study designed to explore the effects of preoperative exercise on physical fitness, postoperative complications, recovery, and health-related quality ...
Detailed Description
Reduced physical capacity and performance associated with advancing age may decrease the ability to withstand the strain of a major surgical intervention. Exercise prior to surgery is a key component ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Scheduled surgery due to colorectal cancer or liver metastases from colorectal cancer
- Age ≥65
- A maximal walking speed below 2 meters per second
- Understands and speaks the Swedish language
Exclusion
- Planned hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) procedure or flap surgery
- Health conditions that prevent participation in assessment or exercise. Such conditions include, but are not limited to, unstable heart disease, severe systematic illness or orthopaedic conditions that may prohibit exercise.
- The need for surgery within 2 weeks
- Permanent wheelchair user
- Residence outside of Stockholm County
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 10 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 30 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
53 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04878185
Start Date
May 10 2021
End Date
June 30 2024
Last Update
October 19 2023
Active Locations (4)
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1
Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge
Huddinge, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, 14183
2
Karolinska University Hospital Solna
Stockholm, Sweden, 171 76
3
Ersta hospital
Stockholm, Sweden
4
Stockholm South General Hospital
Stockholm, Sweden