metastatic spinal tumor
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Shizuoka Cancer Center
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Cancer patients who received cancer treatment at Shizuoka Cancer Center and were diagnosed with spinal metastasis 2) Patients with spinal metastases requiring inpatient bed rest and undergoing radiotherapy and physical therapy 3) Patients undergoing radiotherapy to the spine (cervical, thoracic, lumbar, and sacral) at doses of 20 Gy or more, whether single or multiple metastases 4) Patients who expected to be able to walk (with or without assistance) after treatment and to be discharged home 5) Patients who can read and write Japanese and obtain written consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with significantly poor prognosis for life (new Katagiri score of 8 or more points) 2) Patients with severe paralysis of the lower extremities (modified Frankel classification A-C1) 3) Patients who have difficulty walking due to other factors even before the onset of spinal metastases 4) Patients scheduled for orthopedic surgery on the spine or extremity bones contiguous with radiotherapy 5) Patients who have difficulty accurate listening to accurate questionnaires due to mental impairment or cognitive decline 6) Patients deemed by the physician in charge to be inappropriate for this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Percentage recovery of physical activity and factors affecting it at 3 months post-treatment(T3), using pre-treatment physical activity assessed by GPAQ(Global Physical Activity Questionnaire) as baseline. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| a) Mean and difference in number of steps and exercise intensity evaluated by Lifecorder b) Relationship between pain, corset compliance, and physical activity c) Correlation of various factors with nutritional status, anxiety and depression, and skeletal muscle mass d) Relationship between QOL(quality of life), physical activity, and physical function e) Trends in activity and motor function 6 months after treatment and their factors | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactMidori Unno
Shizuoka Cancer Center Division of Rehabilitation Medicine
Outcome results
None listed