Nutrition and exercise program for frail advanced digestive cancer patients
Part of Cancer, Digestive system clinical trials.
This study tests whether a personalized plan for food (nutrition) and safe, adapted exercise can improve care in frail people with advanced digestive cancers. You may be more likely to feel stronger and better supported during first-line cancer treatment.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You agree to join by signing an informed consent form.
- You are age 18 or older and can complete questionnaires in French.
- You have advanced digestive cancer (colon/rectum, stomach/“esogastric,” pancreas, or bile ducts) that cannot be cured with surgery or radiation, and you are starting first-line treatment (chemotherapy and/or immunotherapy).
- Your health and/or nutrition status shows higher risk—such as needing help with daily activities (ECOG 0–2, not 3–4) and/or being malnourished or having significant weight loss.
- You are expected to live at least 8 weeks, and you have a willing support person who can attend exercise sessions at least weekly.
- You have no conditions that make exercise unsafe, and you are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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