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Prehabilitation Program for Cancer Patients

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Recruiting

Research Sponsored by MaineHealth

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Planned surgical intervention for gastrointestinal oncologic condition

Evaluated at Maine Medical Center by surgical oncology service

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up through study completion, on average 3 months

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will test a new pre-surgery program to help frail patients with cancer. The goal is to see if it improves their health-related quality of life.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for adults over 18 with gastrointestinal cancer who need surgery, can do prehab exercises, and have internet to access the program. They must be somewhat frail as measured by a specific score and able to understand English. Pregnant women, prisoners, those unable to exercise or make decisions cannot join.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests a new online pre-surgery exercise program designed to improve health outcomes in patients undergoing cancer-related surgeries. It aims to see if patients will stick with the program and if it boosts their confidence and life quality before surgery.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this is an exercise-based intervention rather than medication, typical drug side effects are not expected. However, participants may experience general discomfort or fatigue related to physical activity.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I am scheduled for surgery related to cancer in my digestive system.

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I have been evaluated by a surgical oncologist at Maine Medical Center.

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I am 18 years old or older.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ through study completion, on average 3 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~through study completion, on average 3 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and through study completion, on average 3 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Correlation between patient pre-program self-efficacy evaluation and measured adherence to study prehabilitation program

Frailty (Risk Analysis Index)

Participant adherence to prehab program

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Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Prehabilitation Intervention ProgramExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Patients enrolled in this arm will receive the preabilitation intervention program prior to their surgery to complete

0 / 3Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Tufts Medical CenterOTHER

254 Previous Clinical Trials

255,128 Total Patients Enrolled

MaineHealthLead Sponsor

71 Previous Clinical Trials

49,287 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any unfilled spots for participants in this research study?

"The clinical trial is currently seeking participants, with the original posting date being June 25th 2022 and relevant information last edited on August 31st. Data available through clinicaltrials.gov supports this assertion."

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To what capacity is this trial being populated?

"Affirmative. Clinicaltrials.gov has data that verifies this scientific experiment is in the process of finding participants. The study, which was announced on June 25th 2022, seeks to recruit 20 patients from a single research location."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Implementation of a Prehabilitation Program for Surgical Patients

Laura Nicolais 2022. "Implementation of a Prehabilitation Program for Surgical Patients". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05377970.