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Modulated Mid-frequency Whole-body Electromyostimulation and Nutritional Therapy in Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients
Sponsor: University of Cologne
Summary
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of modulated mid-frequency whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) combined with nutritional therapy in patients with gastrointestinal cancer.
Official title: The Efficacy of Modulated Mid-frequency (Whole-body Electromyostimulation) and Nutritional Therapy in Patients With Solid Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract (Excluding Liver and Pancreatic Carcinomas)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
88
Start Date
2025-06
Completion Date
2026-09
Last Updated
2025-03-19
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
mid-frequency whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS)
supervised group training sessions at least once and optionally twice a week, lasting 11-20 minutes, over 12 weeks, 12-24 training sessions in total
conventional exercise training
supervised group training at least once a week, optional additional home-based training once a week, lasting 40 minutes, over 12 weeks, 12-24 training sessions in total
nutritional therapy
conventional nutritional counselling with guidelines and digital nutritional coaching
Locations (1)
Universitätsklinikum Köln, Centrum für Integrierte Onkologie (CIO)
Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany