Peri-habilitation for Patients With Gastric Cancer

Korea University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Gastric Cancer Patient; Gastric Cancer Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastrectomy; Gastric Cancer Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy; Gastric Cancer (Diagnosis); Gastric Cancer Patients Undergoing Minimally Invasive Gastrectomy

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: nutrition education plus active supplement; Behavioral: Exercise

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07201857

KUMCANAM2025GES1

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study aims to evaluate the clinical applicability of a peri-habilitation program in patients with gastric cancer by applying nutritional intervention for approximately two weeks before surgery and a combined exercise and nutrition intervention for about three weeks after hospital discharge, and by analyzing its effects on the prevention of postoperative complications and recovery.

Enrollment: 30 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 90 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients aged 65 years or older who have been diagnosed with gastric cancer and are scheduled to undergo surgical treatment or chemotherapy.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with severe conditions who are unable to undergo the intervention prior to surgical treatment or chemotherapy.
• Patients with physical (e.g., musculoskeletal) or mental disorders that make participation in or continuation of the program impossible.
• Patients judged to be at risk of additional physical burden from the intervention.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Nutrition (NUT)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Nutrition (NUT) Participants will receive standard clinical care combined with nutrition education and protein-enriched soy milk supplementation for approximately 2 weeks before surgery and about 3 weeks after hospital discharge.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: nutrition education plus active supplement

Exercise and Nutrition(EN)

Experimental group

Description:

Exercise and Nutrition Group (EN) Participants will receive peri-habilitation exercise training in combination with nutritional intervention, including carbohydrate plus protein-enriched soy milk supplementation twice daily (before and after exercise), for approximately 2 weeks before surgery and about 3 weeks after hospital discharge.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Exercise