Clinical trial · Interventional
Effectiveness of a Rehabilitation Program in Improving Quality of Life in Patients With Esophageal Cancer
Effectiveness of a Rehabilitation Program in Improving Sleep Quality, Emotional Distress, Circadian Rhythms, and Quality of Life in Patients With Esophageal Cancer
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study will investigate the effectiveness of a rehabilitation program in improving sleep quality, emotional distress, circadian rhythms, and quality of life in patients with esophageal cancer in Taiwan. Hypothesis: 1. The quality of life in exercise group is significant improving than usual-care group at 3rd, 6th, 12th, 24th, and 36th month. 2. The quality of sleep in exercise group is significant improving than usual-care group at 3rd, 6th, 12th, 24th, and 36th month. 3. The emotional distress in exercise group is significant improving than usual-care group at 3rd, 6th, 12th, 24th, and 36th month. 4. The circadian rhythms in exercise group is significant improving than usual-care group at 3rd, 6th, 12th, 24th, and 36th month.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esophageal Cancer | Malignant Esophageal Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| exercise and dietary education | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| weekly telephone consultations concerning exercise and diet. | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- exercise group
- description
- The rehabilitation program was composed of two parts: an exercise program and a diet-teaching program. The exercise program was a 12-week home-based program that comprised moderate-intensity brisk walking for 40 min per session, with 3 sessions per week; in addition, weekly exercise counseling was provided through telephone. The diet teaching program was provided to the patients by using a diet booklet at baseline (same timing as the exercise program), and its contents were used to instruct the patients regarding dietary principles to be followed.
- interventionNames
- Other: exercise and dietary education
- Other: weekly telephone consultations concerning exercise and diet.
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- usual-care group
- description
- The control group (CG) received usual care, whereas a nurse, the manager for esophageal cancer treatment, provided routine care, conducted follow-ups, and offered information on esophageal cancer to the experimental group (EG).
Primary outcomes (12)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with esophageal cancer who were aged ≥20 years, could communicate in either Mandarin or Taiwanese, and were not cognitively impaired were included. Exclusion Criteria: \-
References
Publications (2)
- DERIVEDChen HM, Huang CS, Wu YC, Chien LI, Hsu PK. The effects of a 3-month walking and dietary education program on the quality of life of patients with esophageal cancer: a 1-year follow-up randomized controlled trial. Support Care Cancer. 2025 May 1;33(5):441. doi: 10.1007/s00520-025-09489-4. PMID 40312569
- DERIVEDChen HM, Lin YY, Wu YC, Huang CS, Hsu PK, Chien LI, Lin YJ, Huang HL. Effects of Rehabilitation Program on Quality of Life, Sleep, Rest-Activity Rhythms, Anxiety, and Depression of Patients With Esophageal Cancer: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. Cancer Nurs. 2022 Mar-Apr 01;45(2):E582-E593. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000953. PMID 33813524