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Exercise Program for Colorectal Older Patients
Sponsor: Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon
Summary
The Exercise for COlorectal OLder patients (ECOOL program) is randomized controlled trial to assess the effects of an exercise program on physical function and health-related quality of life of patients 75 years and older with colorectal cancer undergoing surgery. ECOOL is a multicomponent home-based exercise intervention focused on the development of strength, balance, gait ability and inspiratory muscle function of older patients who receive weekly telephone follow-up from cancer diagnosis to 3 months after surgery. The investigators expect that ECOOL program will improve physical function and health-related quality of life of older patients 3 months after surgery and to maintain these benefits up to 6 months after surgery compared with the control group receiving usual care.
Official title: Effect of a Personalized Physical Exercise Program on Functional Capacity and Quality of Life in Older Colorectal Cancer Patients
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
75 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
252
Start Date
2022-04-08
Completion Date
2026-06-30
Last Updated
2026-01-08
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
ERAS protocol includes preoperative counselling, optimization of nutrition, standardized analgesic and anesthetic regimens and early mobilization.
Home-based multicomponent exercise program (EXE)
Home-based multicomponent exercise program: A) Strength and balance (20 to 40 minutes, 2 days/week): * Chair sit to stand exercise \| 1 to 3 sets completing repetitions until rating 5 to 8 in the Rated of Perceived Exertion, 0-10 scale (RPE). * Seated curl to press exercise \| 1 to 3 sets completing repetitions until rating 5 to 8 RPE. * Monopodal balance \| 1 to 3 sets with progressive time targets up to 60-second for each leg. B) Gait (at least 30 minutes at an intensity that allows for comfortable conversation, 2 days/week on separate days from strength and balance exercise) C) Inspiratory Muscle Training: 30 inspirations at 40% of maximal inspiratory pressure through a Power Breathe device, 2 times per day)
Locations (1)
Hospital general Universitario Gregorio Marañón
Madrid, Madrid, Spain