Patients with gastrointestinal cancer (gastric cancer, colon cancer and rectal cancer)
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention will be conducted by a physiotherapist in one session of 60 minutes including items 1-4 and breaks. 1. Evaluation using a six-minute walk test 2. Feedback of evaluation results 3.
Sponsors
International University of Health and Welfare
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with no impairment of physical or cognitive function before surgery (full score of Functional Independence Measure). 2. Patient who have no history of orthopedic disease that are expected to have serious effects on activities of daily living. 3. Patient who have no history of nervous disease that are expected to have serious effects on activities of daily living. 4. Patients with no bone metastases. 5. Patients over 18 years. 6. Patients who have obtained written consent from the patient. 7. Patients who are scheduled to have a ileostomy or colostomy in addition to tumor resection before surgery.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with impairment of physical or cognitive function before surgery (full score of Functional Independence Measure). 2. Patient who have history of orthopedic disease that are expected to have serious effects on activities of daily living. 3. Patient who have history of nervous disease that are expected to have serious effects on activities of daily living. 4. Patients with bone metastases. 5. Patients less than 18 years. 6. Patients who have not obtained written consent from the patient. 7. Patients with mental illness. 8. Persons who are judged to be difficult to participate by the attending gastrointestinal surgeon or rehabilitation physician. 9. Persons who underwent ileostomy or colostomy in addition to tumor resection based on findings during surgery. 10. Patients with severe postoperative complications rated grade III or higher in the Clavien-Dindo classification. 11. Patients diagnosed as non-malignant after surgery.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subscale of health-related QOL (physical functioning): Short-Form 36-Item Health Survey version 2 acute version | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Subscale of health-related QOL (others) Six-minute walk test Isometric knee extension force Grip strength Body composition Electromyogram Muscle oxygen saturation | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactTsuyoshi Hara
International University of Health and Welfare Department of Physical Therapy, School of Health Science
Outcome results
None listed