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Prehabilitation to Enhance Postoperative Functional Capacity Following Radical Cystectomy: Combining Physical Exercise to Stress Reduction Strategies and Nutritional Supplementation


N/A
18 Years
85 Years
Not Enrolling
Both
Bladder Cancer, Cystectomy, Bladder Surgery

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Trial Information

Prehabilitation to Enhance Postoperative Functional Capacity Following Radical Cystectomy: Combining Physical Exercise to Stress Reduction Strategies and Nutritional Supplementation


Inclusion Criteria:



- Aged 18 and older

- Referred electively for radical resection of a bladder tumor (may or may not receive
adjuvant therapy).

Exclusion Criteria:

- American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) health status class 4-5 or co-morbid
medical, physical and mental conditions (e.g. dementia, disabling orthopedic and
neuromuscular disease, psychosis)

- Severe cardiac abnormalities

- Severe end-stage organ disease such as cardiac failure (New York Heart Association
classes I-IV)

- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

- Hepatic failure (liver enzymes >50% over the normal range)

- Sepsis

- Morbid obesity (BMI >35)

- Anemia (hematocrit < 30 %, haemoglobin <100 g/L, albumin < 25 g/L)

- Poor comprehension of English or French.

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Outcome Measure:

Six minute walking test (6MWT)

Outcome Description:

The 6MWT evaluates the ability of an individual to maintain a moderate level of physical activity over a time period reflective of the activities of daily living. Subjects are instructed to walk back and forth, in a 20 m stretch of hallway, for six minutes, at a pace that would make them tired by the end of the walk

Outcome Time Frame:

up to 8 weeks after surgery

Principal Investigator

Franco Carli, MD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

Perioperative Programme (POP)

Authority:

Canada: MUHC REO

Study ID:

12-454-SDR

NCT ID:

NCT01836978

Start Date:

June 2013

Completion Date:

Related Keywords:

  • Bladder Cancer
  • Cystectomy
  • Bladder Surgery
  • Urinary Bladder Neoplasms

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