Intervention programs in cancer patients have been proposed with the aim of improving outcome. Bearing in mind that compliance is a limiting factor to the benefit provided from exercise and diet, assessing adherence to these interventions is paramount before pursuing further studies. Therefore the purpose of this study was to study the adherence of gastrointestinal cancer patients to a Combined Exercise and Dietary Intervention (CEDI) during neo-adjuvant chemotherapy.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
Intervention aimed at conveying a supervised combined moderate aerobic and resistance training, once a week with a duration of 40-60 minutes plus daily home exercise, personalized according to patients' age and functional status. Dietary intervention aimed at a one-on-one nutritional counseling. In the first visit a dietary plan is designed and one daily oral nutritional supplement (Forticare®, Nutricia) is given to meet the European Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ESPEN) recommended intake.
Standard Care
Hospital Beatriz Ângelo
Loures, Lisbon District, Portugal
Number of participants that adhere to a Combined Exercise and Dietary Intervention (CEDI)
The aim of this study was to assess intervention adherence defined as the number of participants willing to engage in CEDI.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Number of participants that meet estimated dietary intake and exercise goals
We will assess the number of participants able to achieve their estimated dietary goals, namely 25-30kcal/day and 1-1.5g protein day and at least attending to 50% of planed exercise sessions.
Time frame: 8 weeks
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