esophageal cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients who are scheduled to undergo esophagectomy (2) Patients of 20 years or older at the time of informed consent (3) Patients who can provide written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with the Performance Status on the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group of 3 or greater (2) Patients with severe complications such as poorly-controlled diabetes, hypertension, etc. (3) Patients with muscular diseases including active myopathy or muscular dystrophy (4) Patients who have history of lower limb fractures within 6 months before the day of informed consent (5) Patients who cannot keep standing or sitting, walk, and etc. due to severe disabilities or diseases (e.g., stroke with hemiparesis, myasthenia gravis, Parkinson's disease, peripheral neuropathy, intermittent claudication due to advanced peripheral vascular disease with poorly-controlled pain, spinal stenosis, or severe osteoarthritis of the knee or hip, and others) (6) Patients who cannot continue deep breathing due to respiratory diseases (7) Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease whose severity grade is 3 or greater on the modified medical research council dyspnea scale (The 5th JRS Guidelines for the Management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) (8) Pregnant and breastfeeding patients (9) Patients who are participated in a clinical trial or clinical study and received an unapproved drug within 16 weeks before the day of informed consent (10) Patients who are deemed unsuitable for inclusion in this study for any other reason based on assessment by the investigator or sub-investigator
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| muscle strength, muscle mass, physical performances, respiratory functions, ADL, and body weight | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Nagoya city university graduate school of medical sciences Gastroenterological surgery