Pilot study on the effectiveness of the STEP Program: Facilitating postsurgical recovery of esophageal cancer patients through partnership between patients, surgeons, and nurses

Pilot study on the effectiveness of the STEP Program: Facilitating postsurgical recovery of esophageal cancer patients through partnership between patients, surgeons, and nurses - STEP Program: Pilot Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000024499

Enrollment

Registered

2016-10-20

Start date

2016-10-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Esophageal cancer

Interventions

- Provide educational and counseling program for the patient participants with the aim of their health behavior maintenance and modification, including patient specific goal setting and evaluation. Sp

adequate swallowing, nutrition taking, and physical activity, through structured self-monitoring skills including daily log. - Intervention timing/frequency: (1) preoperative (during hospitalization)

however, nurses will discuss with patient/family to coordinate time (when and how long) and content (what to discuss/instruct) of counseling. Timing and content of counseling will be recorded and will

s surgeon with the aim of coordinated care.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Esophageal cancer (indication of surgical resection) 2. Radical surgery (including open abdominal, open thoracic, video-assisted or thoraco-/laparo-scopic) 3. Any types of reconstruction 4. With or without preoperative or postoperative chemotherapy or radiotherapy (i.e., neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Have permanent tracheotomy 2. Two-step esophagectomy and reconstruction 3. Inappropriate to invite for study participation, deemed by the patients' surgeon in charge

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Evaluation of postsurgical recovery and quality of life of patients (levels of daily physical activity, quality of life, body mass index, etc. before surgery, before discharge from hospital, 2 weeks after discharge, 3 months after surgery, 6 months after surgery)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Estimated sample size will be calculated that is needed for further large-scale interventional study. - Training sessions will be provided for nurses who are responsible for the STEP program with the aim of improving skills for patient education and communication. Nurses self-rated skills will be evaluated before and after the training. - Problems of the current STEP program will be discussed based upon the current study results; improvements for the further large-scale STEP program will be identified.	—

Measure

Time frame

- Estimated sample size will be calculated that is needed for further large-scale interventional study. - Training sessions will be provided for nurses who are responsible for the STEP program with the aim of improving skills for patient education and communication. Nurses self-rated skills will be evaluated before and after the training. - Problems of the current STEP program will be discussed based upon the current study results; improvements for the further large-scale STEP program will be identified.

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Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShigeaki Watanuki

National College of Nursing, Japan Faculty of Nursing

watanukis@adm.ncn.ac.jp042-495-2211

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026