Can a 2-Week Pre-Surgery program help head and neck cancer patients?
NCT ID NCT06722508
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a 2-week exercise and nutrition program is safe and doable for people about to have head and neck cancer surgery. About 20 adults with a new diagnosis will take part. The goal is to see if the program helps patients feel stronger before their operation.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: New head and neck cancer diagnosis Age \> 18 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior treatment for head and neck cancer (surgery and/or radiation) 2. Acute or unstable cardiac conditions (unstable angina or symptomatic severe aortic stenosis) 3. American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of 4 and 5 4. Disabling orthopedic or neuromuscular disease 5. Cardiac failure (New York Heart Association functional classes III and IV) 6. Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 7. End-stage liver or kidney disease 8. Inability to swallow and/or feeding tube dependence 9. Any other comorbid medical, physical, and/or mental condition that contraindicates exercise or oral nutrition 10. Adults unable to consent 11. Age 17.99 or younger 12. Prisoners, pregnant women, or other vulnerable population
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UC Davis Health
RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95817, United States
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UC Davis Medical Center
RECRUITINGSacramento, California, 95817, United States
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