gastric cancer
Conditions
Interventions
For those patients who wish, we will continue physical therapy and dysphagia therapy not only in the conventional perioperative period but also outpatient after discharge.
Sponsors
Kawasaki Medical School
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients scheduled to undergo surgery for gastric cancer at the Kawasaki Medical School Hospital Gastroenterological Surgery. 2) Patients who are 65 years or older at the time of surgery. 3) Patients who have obtained written consent from the person himself or his representative.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients deemed inappropriate by the attending physician.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Before surgery and 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months after surgery, we will conduct tests on whole body muscle mass, grip strength, physical ability, swallowing function, swallowing muscle strength, swallowing muscle mass, and respiratory muscle function. The effects of these test results and other background factors on the development of postoperative pneumonia will be analyzed using the Cox proportional hazards model. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| In addition to the conventional perioperative period, post-discharge physical therapy and dysphagia therapy are performed on an outpatient basis for patients who wish. Analyze whether there is a difference in the incidence of pneumonia compared to before. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactShunji Endo
Kawasaki Medical School Department of Digestive Surgery
Outcome results
None listed