Developing Prehabilitation Program in Patients With Operable Pancreatic Cancer Perioperatively and Following Surgery

National Taiwan University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pancreatic Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Physical and nutrition program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02900677

201505160RINB

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aims of this three-year study are to:

1. explore the change of fatigue, nutritional status, quality of life and care needs in patients with operable pancreatic cancer perioperatively and following surgery within 3 months.
2. develop and evaluate the effect of patient-centered cancer prehabilitation care program on improving fatigue, nutritional status and quality of life (QOL) in this population.

Full description

Develop and evaluate the effect of patient-centered cancer prehabilitation care program on improving fatigue, nutritional status and quality of life (QOL) in this population.

Enrollment: 168 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• patients with pancreatic cancer and are going to receive surgery.

Exclusion criteria

• poor functional status

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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168 participants in 2 patient groups

Physical and nutrition program

Experimental group

Description:

6 education programs with physical enhancement and nutrition related information for 12 weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Physical and nutrition program

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

usual care