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Preparation of Patients for surgery to improve recovery in head and neck cancer

Prehabilitation and Early Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) in head and neck cancer patients undergoing surgery (PreERA) - PreERA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/01/100326
Enrollment
116
Registered
2026-01-05
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: Medical Optimisation: Medical optimisation of chronic health conditions such as hypertension, DM, COPD if any other by the physician. Intervention2: Nutritional optimization: All patien

Sponsors

Institution
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients (18 -70 years) diagnosed with head and neck cancer scheduled for elective Bite composite resections for carcinoma of buccal mucosa in joint clinic

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Previous head and neck cancer treatment 2.Perioperative chemotherapy 3.Patients undergoing emergency surgery 4.Any condition that prevents patients from undergoing regular exercises- locomotor limitations preluding exercise training adherence to the program 5.Cognitive deterioration preventing adherence to program

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Length of hospital stay in patients undergoing elective head neck cancer surgeries with and without prehabilitation and ERAS protocol.Timepoint: From day of surgery till day of discharge from hospital

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Major morbidity: Total incidence of postoperative complications after surgery assessed by Clavien-Dindo grading syst readmission rate re-exploration rateTimepoint: within 90 days;Functional outcome in speech and swallowing by Performance Status Scale for Head and Neck Cancer speech and dietTimepoint: before starting prehabilitation and before surgery and day of discharge;Change in haemoglobin, albumin, weightTimepoint: from decision of surgery till surgery;incidence of Post Operative Pulmonary ComplicationsTimepoint: till discharge;30 days mortalityTimepoint: death from any cause prior to discharge from hospital or within 30 days of surgery;Change in 6-minute walk test (6 MWT), Maximum Mouth Opening (MMO), Cervical Range Of Motion (CROM) with prehabilitationTimepoint: the values before starting prehabilitation(T0), and before surgery(T1) and at 90 days after surgery (T3)

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shriyal Prabhudesai

ADVANCE CENTRE FOR TRAINING RESEARCH AND EDUCATION IN CANCER

SHRIYAL.PRABHUDESAI@GMAIL.COM8208014855

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026