Virtual Mind-Body Exercises for People Having Pancreatic Surgery

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Pancreas Disease

Treatments: Other: Virtual mind-body group exercise classes; Other: Enhanced usual care

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05431556

22-070

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to find out if it is practical to provide 2 interventions, VMB exercise classes and EUC (pre-recorded self-care videos), during the perioperative period (before and after surgery) to improve health-related outcomes and quality of life for people undergoing a pancreatectomy.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age ≥ 18 years or older
• Any pancreas disease (benign, pre-malignant, or malignant) and will be undergoing pancreatectomy
• Has at least one week to participate in the study prior to the anticipated surgery date
• Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance status 0 or 1
• English-speaking only

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to give informed consent due to cognitive impairment or impaired decisionmaking capacity
• Cognitive impairment precluding response to study assessments
• Received neoadjuvant or any chemoradiation in the past 60 days
• Unwilling to accept random assignment
• Unwilling to commit to the 12-week study time period
• Unlikely to be compliant because of social factors that prevent patients from attending classes or doing home practice (e.g., unreliable internet, no access to a computer)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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29 participants in 2 patient groups

Virtual mind-body group exercise classes (VMB)

Experimental group

Description:

Will be provided with the schedule and links to the web-based mind-body exercises offered by MSK in real-time via the Zoom video conferencing platform. Each session is led by a licensed clinician (e.g., licensed dance therapist, certified yoga instructor, nurse specialist/physical trainer) with specific expertise in the oncology setting.

Treatment:

Other: Virtual mind-body group exercise classes

Enhanced usual care (EUC)

Active Comparator group

Description:

Pre-recorded self-care videos.

Treatment:

Other: Enhanced usual care