Exercise to Improve Outcomes in Pancreatic Cancer
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About the trial
Pancreatic cancer surgery (Whipple's procedure) is a major operation that can lead to reduced physical fitness, delayed recovery, and difficulty starting chemotherapy after surgery. Exercise before and after surgery may help improve recovery, but it is not known whether a personalised exercise programme delivered throughout the surgical pathway is practical or acceptable for patients. The Exercise to Improve Outcomes in Pancreatic Cancer (ExO-PanC) study is a single-arm feasibility study that will recruit adults with suspected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma who are scheduled to undergo Whipple's procedure. Participants will receive an individualised exercise programme before surgery, during their hospital stay, and after discharge until the start of adjuvant chemotherapy. The programme will include aerobic exercise and resistance training prescribed according to each participant's fitness level. The primary objective is to determine whether this exercise programme is feasible by assessing recruitment, participant adherence, compliance with the prescribed exercise programme, and retention. Secondary exploratory objectives include evaluating surgical complications, initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy, physical fitness, quality of life, nutritional status, and blood, stool, and tumour biomarkers associated with clinical outcomes. Findings from this feasibility study will inform the design of a future multicentre randomised controlled trial evaluating the effectiveness of the ExO-PanC programme.
Original English text from ClinicalTrials.gov
Who can (and can't) join
✓ Qualifies
- •Dorosły wiek 18 lat lub więcej
- •Zaplanowana operacja trzustki (procedura Whipple'a) z powodu podejrzenia nowotworu
- •Zdolność do podpisania pisemnej zgody na udział w badaniu
✗ Disqualifies
- •Wiek poniżej 18 lat
- •Przeciwwskazania do testu wydolności kardiologicznej
- •Niemożliwość wykonania testu wydolności lub ćwiczeń
- •Brak zdolności do wyrażenia świadomej zgody
- •Nieznajomość języka angielskiego
- •Nowo rozpoznana cukrzyca typu 1 lub 3c wymagająca insuliny
Simplified criteria — AI translation
Trial details
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Last updated (source)
- July 17, 2026
- Sex
- No restrictions
Therapies / drugs in trial
Locations (1)
University of Surrey
Guildford, United Kingdom
Trial contact
Tarak AM Chouari, BSc (Hons) MBChB
Contact information from ClinicalTrials.gov. Contact in English.
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