Status:

UNKNOWN

Improving Outcomes in Cancer Patients With a Nutritional and Physical Conditioning Prehabilitation Program

Lead Sponsor:

McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Collaborating Sponsors:

Dr. Franco Carli

Conditions:

Pancreatic Cancer

Liver Cancer

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-95 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Major surgery is a stressful procedure; good recovery after surgery is important to patients and their doctors. Studies done at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) with cancer patients awaiting...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion criteria:
  • A diagnosis or suspicion of either hepatobiliary or pancreatic cancer (primary or metastatic)
  • Must be scheduled for surgical resection between 4-6 weeks of recruitment
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Persons with American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) health status class 4-5
  • Comorbid medical, physical and mental conditions (eg: dementia, disabling orthopedic and neuromuscular disease, psychosis)
  • Cardiac abnormalities
  • Severe end-organ disease such as cardiac failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary failure and hepatic failure (alanine aminotransferase and aspartate aminotransferase \>50% over the normal range)
  • Sepsis
  • Morbid obesity (BMI \>40)
  • Anemia (hematocrit \<30 %)
  • Other conditions interfering with the ability to perform exercise at home or to complete the testing procedures
  • Poor English or French comprehension

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    February 22 2017

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    June 30 2022

    Estimated Enrollment :

    60 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT03475966

    Start Date

    February 22 2017

    End Date

    June 30 2022

    Last Update

    December 8 2020

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    McGill University Health Centre

    Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H4A 3S5