NCT05851534

Brief Summary

The goal of this stepped-wedge randomized controlled trial is to investigate whether implementation of a best practice program for preoperative optimisation (prehabilitation program) with a focus on screening, assessment, and intervention of 8 potentially (partly) modifiable risk factors in patients with (suspected) pancreatic cancer will improve outcome. The main questions it will aim to answer are:

  1. 1.Does a prehabilitation program improve the time to functional recovery after pancreatic surgery?
  2. 2.Does a prehabilitation program lead to a reduction in the Comprehensive Complication Index after pancreatic surgery?

Trial Health

77
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Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
2,575

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
29mo left

Started Sep 2024

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

13 active sites

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress42%
Sep 2024Sep 2028

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 14, 2023

Completed
25 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 9, 2023

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 2, 2024

Completed
3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 2, 2027

Expected
1 year until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

September 2, 2028

Last Updated

October 26, 2024

Status Verified

October 1, 2024

Enrollment Period

3 years

First QC Date

April 14, 2023

Last Update Submit

October 23, 2024

Conditions

Keywords

PrehabilitationPancreasPreoperative optimisation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Time to functional recovery

    Functional recovery is achieved when all of the following five criteria are met: a) restored level of mobility at the preoperative level, b) sufficient pain control with oral medication alone, c) ability to maintain at least 50% daily required energy intake, d) no intravenous fluid administration, and e) no clinical signs of infection.

    On average 6-10 days

Secondary Outcomes (7)

  • Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI)

    30 days postoperative

  • Length of hospital stay

    On average 2 weeks postoperative

  • Readmissions

    30 days after discharge of primary admission

  • Postoperative complications

    During primary admission, on average 14 weeks postoperative

  • Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER)

    1 year postoperative

  • +2 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Standard care

NO INTERVENTION

Receiving standard preoperative care

Best practice program

EXPERIMENTAL

Implementation of best practice preoperative optimisation program

Behavioral: Preoperative optimisation program

Interventions

Preoperative screening of all patients scheduled for pancreatic resection on (aerobic) fitness level, malnutrition risk, psychological resilience, haemoglobin, iron and HbA1c concentration, frailty, and alcohol and smoking behaviour. All patients are provided with a patient-tailored, multimodal prehabilitation program, in which these potentially (partly) modifiable factors are preoperatively addressed

Best practice program

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • All patients who are planned for a curative treatment with or without neoadjuvant treatment and elective pancreatic resection in one of the centres of the Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Group (i.e. all centres performing major pancreatic surgery)

You may not qualify if:

  • age \< 18 years
  • acute pancreatic resections (resection scheduled within two weeks)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (13)

Jeroen Bosch Hospital

's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands

RECRUITING

Amsterdam University Medical Center

Amsterdam, Netherlands

RECRUITING

OLVG

Amsterdam, Netherlands

RECRUITING

Amphia Hospital

Breda, Netherlands

RECRUITING

Catharina Hospital

Eindhoven, Netherlands

RECRUITING

Medisch Spectrum Twente

Enschede, Netherlands

RECRUITING

University Medical Center Groningen

Groningen, Netherlands

RECRUITING

Medisch Centrum Leeuwarden

Leeuwarden, Netherlands

RECRUITING

Leiden University Medical Center

Leiden, Netherlands

RECRUITING

Maatricht University Medical Center

Maastricht, 6202AZ, Netherlands

RECRUITING

Radboud University Medical Center

Nijmegen, Netherlands

RECRUITING

Erasmus Medical Center

Rotterdam, Netherlands

RECRUITING

RAKU

Utrecht, Netherlands

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pancreatic NeoplasmsPostoperative Complications

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Digestive System NeoplasmsNeoplasms by SiteNeoplasmsEndocrine Gland NeoplasmsDigestive System DiseasesPancreatic DiseasesEndocrine System DiseasesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • Marcel den Dulk, MD PhD

    Maastricht University Medical Center/ University Maastricht

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Marcel den Dulk, MD PhD

CONTACT

Heleen Driessens, MD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
SEQUENTIAL
Model Details: Stepped-wedge cluster randomized superiority trial
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 14, 2023

First Posted

May 9, 2023

Study Start

September 2, 2024

Primary Completion (Estimated)

September 2, 2027

Study Completion (Estimated)

September 2, 2028

Last Updated

October 26, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-10

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

All of the individual participant data collected during the trial will be shared, after deidentification upon reasonable request.

Shared Documents
STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
Time Frame
Beginning 3 months and ending 5 years following article publication
Access Criteria
Data will be available upon request. Request should be directed to marcel.den.dulk@mumc.nl.

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