Intervention to Motivate Standing &Walking in Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgical Patients

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Conditions studied: Gastrointestinal Neoplasms

In brief

Observational research has linked physical activity with faster recovery, improved quality of life, and greater survival; however, little is known about the effects of physical activity in pre-operative, peri-operative, or post-operative treatment contexts and there is a need for interventions to improve patient outcomes across the cancer treatment continuum. Three propositions derived from basic research, epidemiological evidence, and clinical practice informed our intervention development efforts: (1) Patient outcomes will be enhanced by interventions that increase physical activity (i.e., standing, walking) across the cancer treatment continuum (i.e., pre-operative, peri-operative, post-operative). (2) Reducing sedentary behavior (i.e., seated or reclined activities involving minimal energy expenditure) will enhance patient outcomes both by increasing physical activity and by stimulating additional adaptive physiological responses to reduced sedentary time (responses which are independent of physical activity-induced responses). (3) Patients with gastrointestinal cancers often suffer functional limitations that limit their independence and their health behaviors are strongly influenced by the family environment so interventions that engage caregivers (e.g., spouses) will be more effective than those that target patients/survivors alone.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01982994

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

32

Starts

2013-10-01

Expected to finish

2018-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-02-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Diagnosis of gastrointestinal tract cancer (hepatobiliary) requiring surgical resection. for treatment
• Failing to meet the aerobic component of national physical activity guidelines over past week (e.g., < 150 min moderate-intensity physical activity or < 75 min vigorous-intensity physical activity).
• Excessive sedentary behavior over the past week (> 8 hrs/day sitting).
• Minimum age 18 years.
• A spouse or adult child serving as a caregiver who is also willing to participate.

You may not qualify if…

• Functional limitations that preclude normal physical activity.
• Patients who will be scheduled for surgery < 10 days after their clinic visit.
• Medical contraindications to physical activity.

Where it is running

• Penn State Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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