This clinical trial evaluates whether a prehabilitation program started at the time of neoadjuvant chemotherapy will affect surgical recovery in patients with stage IIIC-IV ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer. A prehabilitation program may improve the quality of life after surgery for patients with ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary peritoneal cancer.
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES: I. To evaluate the baseline difference in objective frailty measurements in patients with advanced ovarian cancer clinically deemed acceptable for primary surgery versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy. II. To evaluate level of adherence and retention of patients with advanced ovarian cancer undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy with a prehabilitation program. EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVE: I. Will examine longitudinal trends and variability in function by the Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) over time and in response to the intervention. OUTLINE: Patients are assigned to 1 of 3 cohorts. COHORT 1: Patients undergoing primary surgical intervention complete surveys, undergo computed tomography (CT), and undergo collection of blood samples at baseline. COHORT 2: Patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy complete physical activity for 30 minutes per day 3 times a week. Patients receive nutritional supplement drink up to 4.5 times daily, and complete Resilient Living program in-person or remotely over 60 minutes. Patients also undergo CT scans throughout the trial. COHORT 3: Patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy complete physical activity remotely for 30 minutes per day 3 times a week. Patients receive nutritional supplement drink up to 4.5 times daily. Patients also undergo health coaching remotely for 60 minutes weekly, complete Resilient Living program remotely over 60 minutes, and may wear a FitBit throughout the study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
90
Undergo behavioral counseling
Given Boost or Ensure
Complete physical activity assignments
Complete surveys
Undergo CT scans
Undergo blood collection
Complete Resilient Living program
Wear a FitBit
Mayo Clinic in Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, United States
Adherence to each prehabilitation component based on patient reported adherence (Cohorts 2 & 3)
Assessed based on patient reported adherence in Cohort 2. For cohort 3, adherence will be documented in MyDataHelps® and monitored remotely by the study team on the Care Evolution platform®. Participants will be evaluated weekly for compliance with the recommended exercise and nutrition and resilience interventions. Documentation of adherence will be through online patient messages, phone call, or during in person visits, whichever the patient prefers
Time frame: Weekly up to 4 months
Implementation outcome
Ability to recruit to this type of study and perform assessments at our institution will be measured based on the number of patients enrolled and the number of assessments completed throughout the study.
Time frame: Up to 4 months
Difference in Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) at baseline between cohorts 1 and 2
Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) will be measured at baseline in both cohorts.
Time frame: Baseline
Change of Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) over time in cohort 2
The Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) assessment will be administered and scored at baseline and at each study visit to assess lower extremity functioning (balance, gait, standing up from a chair).
Time frame: Up to 4 months
Correlation of Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB) to other assessments in cohorts 1 and 2
The following assessment tools will be completed at baseline, after chemotherapy/prior to surgery (cohort 2), 6 weeks post surgery (cohort 2), and after completion of all primary anti-cancer treatment (cohort 2): Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB); gait speed (measured in meters/second); patient reported outcomes through Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) short form surveys in the domains of pain, physical function, anxiety, emotional support, and fatigue; perceived stress scale; Fried Frailty index; body composition measurements on CT scans performed for clinical purposes; serum collection for frailty biomarker; and Mindfulness Attention awareness scale.
Time frame: Baseline, up to 4 months
Correlation of assessments to compliance with interventions in cohort 2
The following assessment tools will be completed at baseline, after chemotherapy/prior to surgery (cohort 2), 6 weeks post surgery (cohort 2), and after completion of all primary anti-cancer treatment (cohort 2): Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB); gait speed (measured in meters/second); patient reported outcomes through Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) short form surveys in the domains of pain, physical function, anxiety, emotional support, and fatigue; perceived stress scale; Fried Frailty index; body composition measurements on CT scans performed for clinical purposes; serum collection for frailty biomarker; and Mindfulness Attention awareness scale.
Time frame: Baseline, up to 4 months
Correlation of frailty assessments with clinical judgement of frailty
The following assessments will be completed at baseline, after chemotherapy/prior to surgery (cohort 2), 6 weeks post surgery (cohort 2), and after completion of all primary anti-cancer treatment (cohort 2): Fried Frailty index; body composition measurements on CT scans performed for clinical purposes; serum collection for frailty biomarker; and Mindfulness Attention awareness scale. Results from these will be compared for correlation.
Time frame: Baseline, up to 4 months
Correlation of body composition on computed tomography (CT) scans to frailty assessments
The following assessments will be completed at baseline, after chemotherapy/prior to surgery (cohort 2), 6 weeks post surgery (cohort 2), and after completion of all primary anti-cancer treatment (cohort 2): Fried Frailty index; body composition measurements on CT scans performed for clinical purposes; serum collection for frailty biomarker; and Mindfulness Attention awareness scale. Results from these will be compared for correlation.
Time frame: Baseline, up to 4 months
Qualitative outcomes of the facilitators, barriers, perceived benefits, and burdens
Qualitative data from weekly contacts and exit interviews will be analyzed for codes and organized in themes to elucidate barriers, facilitators, perceived benefits, and negative effects of the program.
Time frame: Baseline, up to 4 months
Acceptability of remote setting in Cohort 3
Assessed using an Acceptability Questionnaire, which consists of 6 questions answered on a scale of 1-10 where 1=not at all and 10=extremely.
Time frame: 30 days
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