Adherence to Exercise and Dietary Intervention in Cancer Patients

Adherence to a Combined Exercise and Dietary Intervention in Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancer Undergoing Neo-adjuvant Therapy.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05237921

Acronym

CEDI

Enrollment

Registered

2022-02-14

Start date

2018-06-15

Completion date

2022-06-30

Last updated

2024-03-19

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Conditions

Adherence, Gastrointestinal Cancer

Keywords

Body composition, Wasting, Malnutrition

Brief summary

Intervention programs in cancer patients have been proposed with the aim of improving outcome. Bearing in mind that compliance is a limiting factor to the benefit provided from exercise and diet, assessing adherence to these interventions is paramount before pursuing further studies. Therefore the purpose of this study was to study the adherence of gastrointestinal cancer patients to a Combined Exercise and Dietary Intervention (CEDI) during neo-adjuvant chemotherapy.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCombined Exercise and Dietary Intervention (CEDI)

Intervention aimed at conveying a supervised combined moderate aerobic and resistance training, once a week with a duration of 40-60 minutes plus daily home exercise, personalized according to patients' age and functional status. Dietary intervention aimed at a one-on-one nutritional counseling. In the first visit a dietary plan is designed and one daily oral nutritional supplement (Forticare®, Nutricia) is given to meet the European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ESPEN) recommended intake.

BEHAVIORALStandard Care

Standard Care

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 80 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Patients with esophageal, gastric, pancreatic and rectal cancer * Due to commence neo-adjuvant chemo/ radiotherapy (ChT)

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Number of participants that adhere to a Combined Exercise and Dietary Intervention (CEDI)	8 weeks	The aim of this study was to assess intervention adherence defined as the number of participants willing to engage in CEDI.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Number of participants that meet estimated dietary intake and exercise goals	8 weeks	We will assess the number of participants able to achieve their estimated dietary goals, namely 25-30kcal/day and 1-1.5g protein day and at least attending to 50% of planed exercise sessions.

Countries

Portugal

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026