Clinical trial · Interventional
An Exercise and Nutrition Monitoring Intervention (Pt Pal) for the Improvement of Strength in Patients With Pancreatic or Stomach Cancer Receiving Chemoradiation Therapy Before Surgery, SurgeryStrong Study
"SurgeryStrong". Preoperative Strength Exercise and Nutrition Program in Patients Completing Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy for Pancreatic and Gastric Cancer: A Randomized Trial Testing Effects on Strength, Fitness, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Perioperative Outcomes
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): No participants enrolled.
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This clinical trial studies the effectiveness of a home-based exercise and nutrition monitoring program called Pt Pal in improving strength in patients with pancreatic or stomach cancer receiving chemoradiation therapy before surgery. Pt Pal is a mobile health technology used to facilitate communication between the care team and the patient/caregiver, by allowing the care team to send from their web-portal, exercise routines, activities of daily living, diet recommendations, surveys and educational material to the patient/caregiver's mobile device. The Pt Pal application (app) then captures the patient/caregiver activity adherence data and reports those results back to the care team. The Pt Pal program may help improve overall strength in patients undergoing surgery for pancreatic and stomach cancer relative to standard care.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastric Adenocarcinoma | Gastric Adenocarcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
| Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma | Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma | ONTOLOGY_EXACT | 0.98 |
Interventions
Interventions (6)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerobic Exercise | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Dietary Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Nutritional Intervention | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Quality-of-Life Assessment | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Resistance Training | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Arm A (aerobic exercise, nutritional recommendation)
- description
- Patients are encouraged to complete at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic exercise, at least 3 times per week. Patients receive nutrition consultation with a registered dietitian and monitor dietary intake. Aerobic exercises and nutrition are tracked in the Pt Pal app
- interventionNames
- Other: Aerobic Exercise
- Other: Nutritional Intervention
- Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm B (aerobic, strength exercise, nutritional recommendation)
- description
- Patients complete at least 30 minutes of moderate intensity aerobic exercise (such as brisk walking or stationary bike cycling) at least 3 times per week. Patients also complete strength exercises with resistance tubes/bands at least 2 times per week, with at least 2 sets of 8-15 repetitions of the exercises taught. Patients receive nutrition consultation with a registered dietitian and monitor dietary intake. Patients also consume a high protein snack/meal/shake (15-25 grams) within 1 hour after any strengthening exercises. Exercise activities and nutrition are tracked in the Pt Pal app.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Pancreatic or gastric adenocarcinoma, biopsy-proven * Have completed or are within 2 weeks of completion of preoperative chemoradiotherapy either on- or off-protocol * Anticipated to undergo potentially curative resection in 4-6 weeks from enrollment * Able to understand the description of the study and willing to participate * Able to understand the exercise program * Able to independently maintain daily exercise logs via Pt Pal -iOS, Android or desktop web browser on their own personal device * Telephone or email access and agreement to engage with the research personnel via phone or email * Meet all screening requirements, including physician clearance * \>= age 18 Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking * Has participated in moderate to high intensity strengthening exercises at least two times per week within the past four weeks prior to enrollment * Unable to complete the baseline assessment questionnaires or functional assessments * Underlying unstable cardiac or pulmonary disease or symptomatic cardiac disease (New York Heart Association functional class III or IV) * Recent fracture or acute musculoskeletal injury that precludes the ability to weight bear fully on all 4 limbs in order to participate in an exercise intervention * Numeric pain rating scale of \>= 7 out of 10 * Myopathic or rheumatologic disease that impacts physical function * Recurrent cancer following prior resection * \< age 18
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