Postoperative Electrical Muscle Stimulation Two
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Surgery
Colorectal Cancer
Muscle Atrophy
Cancer Gi
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 45 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham · Other
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About This Trial
Undesirable loss of skeletal muscle mass (atrophy) is a common feature of many diseases as well as ageing, bed rest and physical inactivity. Losing muscle can lead to a reduction in one's ability to perform physical activities, and reduce independence and overall health. Muscle mass loss occurs very quickly (i.e., within a few days) after surgery.
The investigators previous work has shown that ne…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Adult patients (age 18 or over at the time of diagnosis made at MDT (multi-disciplinary team meeting)
* MDT outcome of colorectal or gastric cancer or non-invasive neoplasia (tissue-proven, or radiologically diagnosed and clinically suspected) with the intention to treat with …
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