Home-based prehabilitation before gastrointestinal cancer surgery
Part of Cancer, Digestive system clinical trials.
This trial tests a home-based exercise and preparation program for people about to have surgery for gastrointestinal cancer. The goal is to help you feel stronger before surgery and possibly recover faster afterward.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You are scheduled for surgery to treat cancer in your stomach, intestines, or related organs.
- You can speak, read, and understand Norwegian well enough to give consent and fill out forms.
- You are able to walk for at least six minutes and get up from a chair without help.
- You can understand and follow simple exercise instructions, either on your own or with help from a caregiver.
- You do not have a heart or lung condition that makes exercise unsafe for you.
- You can live at home (not in the hospital) for most of the time between your diagnosis and surgery.
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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