Does prehabilitation improve CPX results in OG cancer patients

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  Does prehabilitation improve performance in cardiopulmonary exercise testing and reduce insulin resistance in patients undergoing surgery oesophago-gastric cancer after chemotherapy?

• IRAS ID

  213028

• Contact name

  Sophie Allen

• Contact email

  sophieallen@doctors.org.uk

• Sponsor organisation

  Royal Surrey County Hospital Foundation Trust

• Duration of Study in the UK

  2 years, 0 months, 1 days

• Research summary

  Recent studies have shown that regular supervised exercise (prehabilitation) can improve patients’ fitness prior to surgery, improve the way their body handles sugar and improve their recovery after surgery. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX) measures the function of your heart and lungs in response to exercise (see separate information leaflet ‘Your Cardio Pulmonary Exercise test’). Studies have shown that the better your CPX result, the less likely you are to have complications after a big operation.
  The aim of this study is to see if regular supervised exercise (prehabilitation) improves performance in CPX and recovery after surgery.

• REC name

  London - Bromley Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  16/LO/1702

• Date of REC Opinion

  11 Nov 2016

• REC opinion

  Further Information Favourable Opinion