cancer of the esophagus esophageal cancer
Conditions
Interventions
The standardized intervention combining endurance and resistance training will
take place twice weekly during 12 weeks and will be supervised by a
physiotherapist in an out-patient or general physio
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Patients after EC resection with curative intent, with or without neoadjuvant chemoradiation - Patients *18 years of age - Patients with sufficient Dutch writing and reading skills - Patients who exercise * 150 min/week - Karnofsky Performance status *60 - Able to walk *60 m
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Presence of metastatic disease - Contraindication for physical activity on the Revised Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PARQ)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health-related quality of life. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - Functional wellbeing and symptoms - Esophagus-specific QoL - Fatigue - Anxiety and depression - Diet - Sleep quality - Physical activity - Body composition - Work ability - Blood markers (e.g. inflammatory markers) - Physical fitness (cardiorespiratory fitness, muscle strength) - Cancer recurrence - Overall survival | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed