Pancreatic Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
Pancreatic Cancer, Fatigue, Nutrition, Quality of Life
Brief summary
The aims of this three-year study are to: 1. explore the change of fatigue, nutritional status, quality of life and care needs in patients with operable pancreatic cancer perioperatively and following surgery within 3 months. 2. develop and evaluate the effect of patient-centered cancer prehabilitation care program on improving fatigue, nutritional status and quality of life (QOL) in this population.
Detailed description
Develop and evaluate the effect of patient-centered cancer prehabilitation care program on improving fatigue, nutritional status and quality of life (QOL) in this population.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALPhysical and nutrition program
6 education programs with physical enhancement and nutrition related information for 12 weeks
Sponsors
National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan
National Taiwan University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
20 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients with pancreatic cancer and are going to receive surgery.
Exclusion criteria
* poor functional status
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-report Questionnaire | Change from baseline physical symptom at 12 months | The questionnaire includes 25 items to assess the physical symptom distresses |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-report Questionnaire | Change from baseline fatigue at 12 months | The questionnaire includes 14 items to assess fatigue intensity and duration |
Other
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Self-report Questionnaire | Change from baseline quality of life at 12 months | The questionnaire includes 32 items to assess quality of life |
Countries
Taiwan
Contacts
Primary ContactShiow-Ching Shun, PHD
Outcome results
None listed