Status:

COMPLETED

The Effect of Cancer Therapies and Exercise on Mitochondrial Energetics and Fitness

Lead Sponsor:

Michelle Mossa

Collaborating Sponsors:

University of Liverpool

Conditions:

Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

The present study is a randomised control trial investigating the effects of a short six week exercise training program in rectal cancer patients following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy prior to elect...

Detailed Description

All patients will attend 5 sets of appointments at the hospital for diagnostic tests and 3 appointments at the University of Liverpool Magnetic Resonance and Image Analysis Research Centre (MARIARC). ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • diagnosis of T3N+ rectal cancer
  • above age of 18
  • able to conduct a cardiopulmonary exercise test on a cycle ergometer

Exclusion

  • unable to conduct a cardiopulmonary exercise test on a cycle ergometer
  • metastatic disease

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 1 2013

Estimated Enrollment :

12 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01859442

Start Date

January 1 2012

End Date

October 1 2013

Last Update

May 6 2014

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Aintree University Teaching Hospitals NHS FT

Liverpool, Merseyside, United Kingdom, L97Al