An Effect of an Individualized Physical Activity Intervention for Gastric Cancer Patient Undergoing Minimally Invasive Gastrectomy: a Phase III, Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial (Gastric cancer)

January 17, 2019 updated by: Yonsei University
Gastric cancer is a major health issue and one of the most common malignance in Korea. With the popularization of cancer screenings and increasing the average lifespan, the number of gastric cancer patients is increased. In the past, most of the research were concerned with survival and recovery after cancer surgery. However, as the medical technology had been developed and recovery rate and survival rate of cancer patients had risen, the patients wanted to return to a daily life and desire for participation for leisure. In other words, the patients who underwent surgery wants to maintain a high quality of life(QOL) level as like prior to cancer surgery.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

There are many reports on the effect of the exercise program after cancer surgery. In addition, exercise program was associated with improving the QOL and functional recovery, decreasing a mood of depression, maintaining a muscle mass and improving the survival rate.

However, the subject patients of previous studies were Western people. Therefore, The results were not disclosed whether the exercise program suited to the body characteristics of Korean people. Furthermore there was no exercise program studies for the gastric cancer patients.

Medical service for cancer patients care should include not only diagnosis, treatment as like surgery but efforts on enhancing the quality of life. In other words, post-management education and management program as like exercise program are necessary for the cancer patients after surgery. Thus, the investigators have done the pilot study about how to practice the exercise program and how to evaluate the effect on the recovery. Based on the result of pilot study which could identify the safety and the feasibility , the investigators would like to do a prospective randomized controlled study to prove the effect of exercise program after surgery

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

70

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Korea, Republic of
      • Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 134
        • Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seodaemun-gu, Shinchondong

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Early gastric cancer patients
  2. Undergoing minimally invasive surgery
  3. AGE: 20-70
  4. ECOG: 0-1
  5. A patient who did not exercise regularly for the last 6 months
  6. A patient who signed the informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Pregnancy or plans to become pregnant
  2. Cognitive disabilities
  3. Other primary cancer history
  4. History of major abdominal surgery except current surgery
  5. Cardiopulmonary medical comorbidity
  6. Living > 60 km from the hospital

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group
Experimental: Exercise group
physical activity intervention
Behavioral: physical activity intervention
Exercise program is scheduled to be conducted in three phases. Phase I is in-hospital exercise program. This program will be conducted in hospital during 1 week after surgery. Phase II is home-exercise program that will be performed at home during 1 week after discharge. Phase III is main-exercise program that will be conducted the fitness center nearby hospital during 8 weeks after phase II program. Main-exercise program is focused on the functional recovery.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
QoL(quality of life)
Time Frame: 10 weeks after gastrectomy
10 weeks after gastrectomy

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
cardiopulmonary function test
Time Frame: 10 weeks after gastrectomy
10 weeks after gastrectomy
vital signs reflecting of inflammation level
Time Frame: 10 weeks after gastrectomy
10 weeks after gastrectomy
nutrition condition
Time Frame: 10 weeks after gastrectomy
10 weeks after gastrectomy

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Yonsei University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

March 14, 2014

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 10, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

July 10, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 31, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 22, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

April 23, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 22, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 17, 2019

Last Verified

January 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 4-2013-0215

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