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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR3351
Date of registration: 16/03/2012
Primary sponsor: Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen
Public title: Preoperative training for patients with esophageal cancer who will undergo resection.
Scientific title: Preconditioning in patients undergoing esophaguscardiaresection. - PC-OCR II
Date of first enrolment: 1/2/2012
Target sample size: 76
Recruitment status: recruiting
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=3351
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: Yes; Masking: None; Control: Active; Group: Parallel; Type: 2 or more arms, randomized  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: M.  Sosef
Address:  Atrium MC Heerlen Chirurgie, Postbus 4446 6401 CX Heerlen The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 45 576 66 66
Email: meindert.sosef@planet.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: M.  Sosef
Address:  Atrium MC Heerlen Chirurgie, Postbus 4446 6401 CX Heerlen The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 45 576 66 66
Email: meindert.sosef@planet.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients (> age 18) with esophageal carcinoma, who will have resection after neoadjuvant therapy.
Exclusion criteria: Absence of a signed informed consent.

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Esophageal cancer, Esophagealcardiaresection

Intervention(s)
Nutrition:

Two weekly consults consisting of nutritional assessment, MUST score, measurement of energy and protein intake and BMI. If there is (a risk of) malnutrition, the patient will get an individualized nutrition plan, consisting of not only advice, but also strict nutritional support. During the treatment the objective is nutrition consisting of sufficient protein and energy values according to the CBO guidelines of perioperative nourishment.



Physical therapy:

Daily physical therapy for 15 minutes with an inspiratory threshold device at home. Supervised physical therapy two times a week for two hours preferably in the Atrium MC Heerlen. This physical therapy consists of training on the treadmill, hometrainer. Specific musclegroups will be trained with weights. This all to improve the patient's cardiorespiratory fitness.



The control group will receive care as usual.



The intervention will take 13 weeks in total.
Primary Outcome(s)
1. VO2 max;

2. Spirometry lungfunction;

3. Muthpressure;

4. BMI;

5. Weight;

6. Muscleforce of the hand, triceps and quadriceps;

7. MUST score;

8. Nutritional Risk Index and Instant Nutritional Assesment;

9. Quality of Life measured with the EORTC QLQ-C30 and OES18 questionnaires.
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Postoperative complications;

2. Length of hospital stay;

3. Length of stay on intensive care unit;

4. Mortality;

5. Re-admission.
Secondary ID(s)
11-T-86
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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