Resilience and Exercise in Advanced Cancer Treatment
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma, Gastric Adenocarcinoma, Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction
In brief
This is a pilot study to evaluate the feasibility of, adherence to, and early efficacy of Band Together, a strength-training and walking program (intervention arm) vs. education on the benefits of exercise (control arm) in patients with aggressive gastrointestinal (GI) malignancies (gastric, gastroesophageal, and pancreatic cancer) undergoing neoadjuvant therapy.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02680990
- Run by
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
- People needed
- 14
- Starts
- 2015-12-01
- Expected to finish
- 2017-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-02-28
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age 18 years or older
- New diagnosis of potentially resectable or borderline resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma, gastric adenocarcinoma, or adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction.
- Patients must be evaluated at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center prior to receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiation.
- Patients must be deemed appropriate for neoadjuvant therapy by their treating health care providers.
- The ability to speak and read English.
- The ability to provide informed consent.
You may not qualify if…
- Angina (stable or unstable)
- Paraplegia or quadriplegia
- Joint or muscle conditions that prevent the patient from being able to grip and or lift resistance bands.
- Patients who have already started neoadjuvant chemotherapy at other institutions.
- Presence of metastatic disease.
- Gastric or pancreatic histologies other than adenocarcinoma.
- Pregnant women.
- Prisoners
- Patients screening positive on the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q)
Where it is running
- Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States
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