Nutrition and Physical Exercise Study

Kantonsspital Winterthur KSW58 enrolled

Overview

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a combined treatment of nutritional therapy and physical exercise in palliative cancer out-patients. The investigators hypothesize that this combined intervention consisting of an increased energy- and protein intake and physical exercise level improves quality of life (QoL), functional and clinical status.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Gastrointestinal Cancer Lung Cancer

Interventions

Nutrition & physical exerciseBEHAVIORAL

Patients will be randomly assigned to intensive individual nutritional counselling including oral nutritional supplements and a specifically designed exercise program combining strength and balance training.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically or cytologically confirmed metastatic lung cancer or gastrointestinal cancer * WHO performance status 0, 1 or 2 * Able to walk at least 100 meters independently without crutches or walking frame assessed by the treating physician on the basis of the patient's history and physical condition * Receiving palliative treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Enteral and/or parenteral nutrition within 1 month previous to study participation * History of ileus within one month * Known brain metastases or symptomatic bone metastases * Psychiatric disorder precluding understanding of information on trial related topics and giving informed consent. * Any serious underlying medical condition which could impair the ability of the patient to participate in the trial

Locations (1)

Kantonsspital Winterthur

Winterthur, Switzerland

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Quality of life

Time frame: 3 months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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