Coloncancer or rectal cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Included patients will be screened for frailty on physical performance, nutritional status, anaemia, psychosocial, cognitive and smoking status. The physiotherapist will screen for physical frailty, t
Sponsors
Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - diagnosis of colorectal cancer - 70 years or older - non-metastatic disease - planned for elective surgery - positive geriatric screening based on the G8 or 6CIT
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Need for surgery in acute setting - No need for surgery due to complete tumour remission after chemo-radiation in rectal cancer patients - Not willing to provide informed consent - Not able to perform an exercise program; for instance wheelchair-dependent patients or paraplegic patients - Patients in whom an exercise program is contra-indicated due to severe cardiopulmonary problems, diagnosed by a cardiologist and/or pulmonologist (for example COPD gold IV,unstable coronary artery disease, heart failure or poorly controlled arrhythmias).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| One-year survival | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rate of postoperative complications, quality of life and functional capacity (ADL) | — |
Contacts
Public ContactHeleen van der Hulst
Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis
Outcome results
None listed