Actively Recruiting
The SaVe Project-Sarcopenia and Vertigo in Aging Patients With Colorectal Cancer
Led by Rigshospitalet, Denmark · Updated on 2025-04-06
150
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
236 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
R
Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Lead Sponsor
C
Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Department of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the cause of dizziness and decline in walking ability in in older adults ≥65 years during chemotherapy treatment for colorectal cancer. Another goal is to investigate if a comprehensive geriatric assessment and three months' specialized physical group-based exercise three times/week can counteract muscle weakness, vertigo, instability, impaired walking balance, and neuropathy
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The SaVe Project-Sarcopenia and Vertigo in Aging Patients With Colorectal Cancer
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Receiving neoadjuvant, adjuvant, or first-line palliative chemotherapy for colorectal cancer
- 65 years of age or older at the time of signing informed consent
- Able to speak and read Danish and provide signed informed consent
- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status score of 2 or less
You will not qualify if you...
- Chemotherapy treatment within the past two years with neuropathy, dizziness, vertigo, or balance disturbance
- Severe physical disability preventing exercise
- Dementia, psychotic disorders, or cognitive conditions hindering participation
- Unable to sign informed consent
- Consultation in geriatric outpatient clinic within past six months
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark, 2400
Not Yet Recruiting
2
Copenhagen University Hospital - Herlev and Gentofte Hospital
Herlev, Denmark, 2730
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
K
Katrine S Piper, PhD-Student
CONTACT
J
Jan Christensen, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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