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Prehabilitation for Patients Diagnosed With Blood Cancer and Treated With Al-logeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Sponsor: Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Summary
Seventy-five percent of patients treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplants survive one-year post-transplantation. However, this intensive treatment is associated with prolonged hospitalizations and significant deconditioning. Pathophysiological changes in skeletal muscle mass and function have notable implications for disease progression and long-term prognosis. Patients frequently report substantial rehabilitation needs, though these needs are highly individualized and fluctuate over time, with musculoskeletal dysfunction and fa-tigue being the most common barriers to prehabilitation. Furthermore, at least 35% of cancer patients are found to have inadequate daily protein intake, which may hinder improve-ments in physical performance through prehabilitation. Several recent studies have demonstrated the safety and feasibility of exercise-based prehabilitation interventions during the pre-transplant period. However, no full-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) has been conducted to date.
Official title: Prehabilitation for Patients Diagnosed With Blood Cancer and Treated With Alloge-neic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation - a National Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
110
Start Date
2026-01-12
Completion Date
2032-10-12
Last Updated
2026-01-29
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Resistance training
Structured and supervised, group-based, resistance training 3x per week (individually tailored to the individual's capabilities)
Nutritional Support
Optimized dietary counseling and supplementation to optimize nutritional intake
Usual care
Usual care is the standard care before allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
Locations (1)
Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet
Copenhagen, Denmark, Denmark