NCT04199208

Brief Summary

The study aims to find out if complications after surgery for large bowel (colon) cancer can be reduced or avoided in the most frail and elderly by letting them go through an exercise- and diet regime prior to the surgical procedure.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
160

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
20mo left

Started Oct 2020

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Status
not yet recruiting

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress77%
Oct 2020Jan 2028

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 9, 2019

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 13, 2019

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2020

Completed
2.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 7, 2023

Completed
5 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 7, 2028

Expected
Last Updated

April 9, 2020

Status Verified

April 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

2.3 years

First QC Date

December 9, 2019

Last Update Submit

April 8, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

exercise therapyperioperative periodcoloncancer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Complications

    Severity of postoperative complications according do Clavien-Dindo

    Assessed when patient is discharged from hospital

  • Complications

    Number of complication(s) according to POMS

    Assessed at postoperative day 5.

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Quality of life with SF-36

    At point in time when patient is informed of the cancer, after prehabilitation (just before surgery), 30 days, 2, 3 and 6 months, 1, 3 and 5 years after surgery.

  • Disease-free survival

    30 and 90 days after surgery, 1, 3 and 5 years after surgery.

  • Overall survival

    30 and 90 days after surgery, 1, 3 and 5 years after surgery.

Study Arms (2)

Standard Care Arm

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Standard perioperative care is given.

Other: Standard Care Arm

Interventional Arm

EXPERIMENTAL

Intervention of prehabilitation and immunonutrition is given prior to surgery

Other: Prehabilitation and Immunonutrition

Interventions

See study synopsis

Interventional Arm

Standard care as per the daily routines of the Hospital at which the study takes place

Standard Care Arm

Eligibility Criteria

Age60 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • years of older
  • Colon cancer diagnosis (macroscopic, microscopic or x-ray diagnosed)
  • Ventilatory Anaerobic Threshold \<11mg/ml/kg
  • Planned open or laparoscopic colectomy due to colon cancer

You may not qualify if:

  • Lower extremity amputee
  • Disease requiring radio- and/or chemotherapy prior to surgery/palliative disease
  • Distal metastases (Locoregional lymph nodes are OK)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Preoperative ExerciseImmunonutrition Diet

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Perioperative CarePatient CareTherapeuticsSurgical Procedures, OperativeExerciseMotor ActivityMovementMusculoskeletal Physiological PhenomenaMusculoskeletal and Neural Physiological PhenomenaHealth ServicesHealth Care Facilities Workforce and ServicesDietNutritional Physiological PhenomenaDiet, Food, and NutritionPhysiological Phenomena

Study Officials

  • Stefan Öberg, MD, PhD

    Region Skåne/Lund University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Stefan Öberg, MD, PhD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Model Details: Randomized two-armed clinical trial
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 9, 2019

First Posted

December 13, 2019

Study Start

October 1, 2020

Primary Completion

January 7, 2023

Study Completion (Estimated)

January 7, 2028

Last Updated

April 9, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share