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Trial reportSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2020

An allied health rehabilitation program for patients following surgery for abdomino-pelvic cancer: a feasibility and pilot clinical study.

Helena C Frawley, Kuan-Yin Lin, Catherine L Granger, Rosemary Higgins, Michael Butler, Linda Denehy

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Trial report in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05379205 (Multidisciplinary Prehabilitation and Postoperative Rehabilitation for Avoiding Complications in Patients Undergoing Resection of Colon Cancer), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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NCT05379205 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Multidisciplinary Prehabilitation and Postoperative Rehabilitation for Avoiding Complications in Patients Undergoing Resection of Colon Cancer: ONCOFIT Study

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidad de GranadaRan2022 to 2026Enrolled90ConditionsColon Cancer, Postoperative ComplicationsArmsPrehabilitation program (4 week before the surgery), Postoperative program (12 week after the surgery), Usual Care
3 · Its place in the literature

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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  2. Improving self-efficacy through nurse navigation in patients during treatment for colorectal cancer: a randomized controlled trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  3. Patient experience after pelvic exenteration: chronic pain and quality of life.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Helena C FrawleyDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science, Monash University, 47 - 49 Moorooduc Highway, PO Box 527, Frankston, Victoria, 3199, Australia. Helena.frawley@monash.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7126-6979
Kuan-Yin LinDepartment of Physiotherapy, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Science, Monash University, 47 - 49 Moorooduc Highway, PO Box 527, Frankston, Victoria, 3199, Australia.
Catherine L GrangerDepartment of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, 161 Barry Street, Carlton, Victoria, 3053, Australia.
Rosemary HigginsDepartment of Physical Therapy, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan.
Michael ButlerAlpha Crucis Group, P.O. Box 4103, Langwarrin, Victoria, 3910, Australia.
Linda DenehyDepartment of Physical Therapy, National Cheng Kung University, No.1, Ta-Hsueh Road, Tainan, 701, Taiwan.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the feasibility of conducting a rehabilitation program for patients following surgery for abdomino-pelvic cancer.

methodsA non-randomised controlled before-and-after study. Patients who had undergone surgery for stage I-III abdomino-pelvic cancer (colorectal, gynaecological or prostate cancer) were recruited. The rehabilitation group (n = 84) received an 8-week, bi-weekly education and exercise program conducted by a physiotherapist, exercise physiologist, health psychologist and dietician, supplemented by exercise diaries and telephone coaching sessions. The comparator group (n = 104) completed postal questionnaires only. Feasibility measures, functional exercise capacity, muscle strength, physical activity levels, pelvic floor symptoms, anxiety and depression, health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and self-efficacy were measured at baseline (time 1), immediately post-intervention (time 2) and at 6 months post-baseline (time 3) and compared within- and between-groups.

resultsThe consent rate to the rehabilitation program was 24%. Eighty-one percent of the rehabilitation group attended 85-100% of 16 scheduled sessions. Overall satisfaction with the program was 96%. Functional exercise capacity, handgrip strength in males, bowel symptoms, physical activity levels, depression and HRQoL were significantly improved in the rehabilitation group (p < 0.05) at time 2. The improvements in all these outcomes were sustained at time 3. The rehabilitation group had significantly improved physical activity levels, depression and HRQoL compared with the comparator group at times 2 and 3 (p < 0.05).

conclusionRecruitment to this oncology rehabilitation program was more difficult than expected; however, attendance and patient satisfaction were high. This program had positive effects on several important clinical outcomes in patients following abdomino-pelvic cancer treatment.

trial registrationANZCTR 12614000580673.

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Abdominal NeoplasmsAgedDigestive System Surgical ProceduresExercise TherapyFeasibility StudiesFemaleHand StrengthHumansMaleMiddle AgedPatient SatisfactionPelvic FloorPelvic NeoplasmsPilot ProjectsQuality of LifeSurveys and QuestionnairesCancerExerciseFeasibility studiesPhysical activityQuality of lifeRehabilitation

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PMID31250182

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