Clinical trial · Interventional
Prehabilitation in Patients With Esophageal or Gastric Cancers
- 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)
Objectives: The primary objective of this study is to assess the feasibility of a internet-based preoperative exercise program in patients with esophageal or gastric cancers. Secondary objectives are to evaluate the effects of this preoperative program on functional capacity, anxiety and depression, quality of life and fatigue Methods: This feasibility study will be conduct at University Hospital Saint-Luc in Brussels. Twenty patients with esophageal or gastric cancers will participate in internet-based program 3 sessions per week. Each session will combine aerobic and resistance training. Moreover, inspiratory muscle strengthening (IMT) will be performed daily. The researcher will conduct weekly telephone calls to educate and motivate subjects. Assessments will be performed at baseline, one day before surgery, 1 month and 3 months after surgery. The following parameters will be measured: functional capacity, quality of life, fatigue, anxiety and depression.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
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 |
| Gastric Cancer | Malignant Gastric Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prehabilitation group | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Prehabilitation group
- description
- Subjects will carry out a preoperative internet-based program including aerobic and resistance training three sessions per week
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Prehabilitation group
Primary outcomes (5)
- measure
- Retention rate
- timeFrame
- At study completion (3 months after surgery)
- description
- Proportion of patients who complete the tele-prehabilitation and all assessments
- measure
- Attendance
- timeFrame
- At study completion (3 months after surgery)
- description
- (Number of completed sessions/Number of planned sessions) x 100
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis of esophageal cancer or gastric cancer requiring surgery * More than 18 years * Able to read, write and understand French or English * Time before surgery \> 2 weeks Exclusion Criteria: * Surgical emergency * Cognitive or neuropsychiatric diseases * Neuromuscular or orthopedic disorders limiting exercises * Cardiopulmonary disease contraindicating exercises
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