Actively Recruiting
Exercise Prehabilitation for Locoregional Esophageal Cancer
Led by H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute · Updated on 2025-12-04
20
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
153 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of the study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of exercise "prehabilitation" for patients preparing for esophageal cancer resection (removal).
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Exercise Prehabilitation for Locoregional Esophageal Cancer
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Biopsy-proven locoregional esophageal cancer (LEC)
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2
- Treatment plan including neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy and surgical resection
- Ability to read and speak English
You will not qualify if you...
- Regular engagement in resistance training (2x/week targeting all major muscle groups)
- Screen failure for exercise safety based on PAR-Q
- Underlying unstable cardiac or pulmonary disease or symptomatic cardiac disease
- Recent fracture or acute musculoskeletal injury that precludes ability to participate in resistance training safely
- Numeric pain rating scale of 7 or more out of 10
- Myopathic or rheumatologic disease that impacts physical function
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, United States, 33612
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
N
Nathan Parker, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
1
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