Prepping for surgery: could exercise and diet before the knife cut complications?
NCT ID NCT07638410
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a prehabilitation program—including physical therapy, dietary advice, and emotional support—given before major cancer surgery can reduce deaths and serious complications within 30 days after the operation. About 180 adults with cancers of the pancreas, colon, stomach, esophagus, bladder, or ovary will take part while receiving pre-surgery treatment. Their recovery will be compared to similar patients who had standard care in the past.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Multidisciplinary Prehabilitation Program (physical therapy, nutrition counseling, health psychology support)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that preparing the body and mind before surgery helps patients recover faster and have fewer serious complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early study comparing results to past patients, not a randomized trial. The program requires extra time and effort, and may not significantly improve outcomes for everyone.
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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 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Evidence of probable or confirmed primary or recurrent malignant neoplasm of any stage * Planned to undergo neoadjuvant chemotherapy or chemoradiation * Eligible surgical candidate for one of the following procedures: pancreatectomy, gastrectomy, esophagectomy, cystectomy, low anterior resection, abdominoperineal resection, or cytoreductive surgery with heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy * Age greater than 18 years * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0 to 2 * Ability to understand and willingness to sign a written informed consent form and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) authorization document Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to complete study requirements, such as attending a minimum of two visits for each specialty referral. This will be assessed at the final preoperative visit, at which time the participant may be discontinued from the study and replaced. Participants will not be excluded due to lack of insurance coverage for health psychology visits. * Does not proceed to surgery at an affiliated institution * Pregnant or breastfeeding
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