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Prehabilitation in colorectal cancer patients scheduled for elective colorectal resection

ABSTRACT: Interventions: The primary endpoint of this study is the number of postoperative complications within 30 days after elective colorectal surgery. In this study, 42 patients will receive 4 weeks of physiotherapy before surgery. The physiotherapy consists of one hour, high intensity, cardiopulmonary training combined with periphery muscle training, three times a week. The patients will train on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The training contains cardio-training and muscle strength training (arm and legs) and will be adjusted to the cardiopulmonary reserve of the individual patient, based upon the results of the cardiopulmonary exercise test and the spirometry. The training will be performed under the guidance of a physiotherapist in a private physiotherapy practice in the catchment of the Medisch Spectrum Twente Hospital. Also the patient fulfill home exercises, like walking or cycling and climbing up a stairs, for two times a week for at least 30 minutes at a time, unsupervised, on a moderate level of intensity. The control group of 42 patients will receive regular health care, without physiotherapy or home exercises. All patients perform a CPET twice. One CPET at the beginning of the study (before the intervention) and one CPET after 4 weeks. The anaerobic threshold will be measured in the intervention group (with physiotherapy) and in the control group (without physiotherapy). Both groups will undergo colorectal surgery. The postoperative complications will be recorded within 30 days after surgery by using the Clavien-Dindo classification. Primary outcome(s): Postoperative complications (pulmonary, renal, gastrointestinal, infective, cardiovascular, neurological, haematology, pain, wound) within 30 days after surgery in group A and B. Study Design: Randomized controlled trial, Open (masking not used), Placebo, Parallel

DISEASE(S): Colorectal Cancer, Low Anaerobic Thresholdcolorectaal Kanker, Lage Anaerobe Drempel

PROVIDER: 18233 | ecrin-mdr-crc |

REPOSITORIES: ECRIN MDR

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Project description:Colorectal Surgery Preoperative Exercise Training is a study being run by the colorectal surgery team at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and the University of East Anglia to look at the role of exercise before surgery to improve recovery following an operation. Having an operation to remove part of the bowel puts physical stress on the body. We know that training can help the body cope with physical stress in the same way that an athlete trains before a competition. We hypothesise that the body may recover more quickly if it is trained prior to an operation with regular and simple exercises. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) is used to evaluate the function of the lungs, heart and muscles at rest and during exercise. CPET testing is often done as part of standard pre-operative assessment in many hospitals for patients before undergoing major surgery. Some studies have demonstrated that CPET can be used to predict outcomes following surgery (such as time taken till discharge, complication rates). The study consists of two parts: Study 1) CPET variables to predict outcomes in surgery - patients will undergo a CPET test to determine baseline fitness. Blood tests will be taken around the time of surgery to examine whether biochemical markers in the bloodstream (when used in combination with results from the CPET test) can predict outcomes and recovery following colorectal surgery. Patients will then be monitored to assess their speed of recovery and rate of complications following surgery. This will enable us to determine which CPET variables or combination of variables are most useful in the prediction of post-operative complications following colorectal surgery. 2) The second study will consist of an exercise intervention involving several sessions of supervised exercise in a laboratory. Before and at the end the exercise training regime, CPET measurements will be taken to see if fitness has improved with exercise. This part of of the study is to determine if it is feasible to implement a structured, supervised exercise programme for patients awaiting elective colorectal cancer surgery. The results of this study will be used to inform a larger randomised controlled trial to examine the influence of exercise on CPET variables and postoperative outcomes.

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Prehabilitation in colorectal cancer patients scheduled for elective colorectal resection

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