Prehabilitation for Colorectal Cancer Patients With Low Functional Capacity and Malnutrition
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Prehabilitation
Malnutrition
Physical Functional Performance
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 65 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- McGill University · Other
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About This Trial
Despite multi-modal prehabilitation (nutrition, exercise, and psychosocial interventions), 60% of older elective colorectal cancer surgery patients with poor physical function were unable to reach a minimum preoperative 400m six-minute walking distance (6MWD), a prognostic cut-point. Compared to the patients that attained \>400m 6MWD preoperatively, twice as many of \<400m patients were malnourish…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients aged 65 years and older;
* Patients with cancer scheduled for primary colorectal resection;
* Patients with 6MWD at baseline less than 400 m;
* Patients with Patient-Generated Subjective-Global Assessment (malnutrition assessment) score equal or greater than 9.
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