cancer cachexia - emaciation in cancer
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Medisch Universitair Ziekenhuis Maastricht
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: • Age >= 18 • Diagnosed with cancer • Planned for primary curative cancer treatment (surgery or chemotherapy)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: • ASA-classification V, • severe liver cirrhosis Child grade C, • end stage renal disease requiring dialysis, • severe heart disease New York Heart Association class IV, • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring (home)oxygen therapy, • Patients must be *mobile*. They may not be bedridden or in a wheelchair.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary objective of this study is to obtain accurate data regarding physical activity and body weight loss over time in patients with cancer, who are undergoing primary curative cancer therapy (surgery or chemotherapy), and relate this to adverse events of their treatment (postoperative complications and/or chemotoxicity). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Evaluation of the association between body weight and physical activity in patients with cancer receiving primary curative cancer treatment. 2) evaluation of the association between body weight changes, physical activity and body composition analysis in relation to survival in patients with cancer. 3) Evaluation of the association between body weight changes, physical activity and body composition analysis in relation to radiological or pathological treatment response in patients with cancer | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed