Exercise and Nutritional Prehabilitation for Head and Neck Cancer Patients
University of California, Davis
Summary
This study examines the acceptability, feasibility, and safety in developing a prehabilitation program for head and neck cancer patients. The purpose of this research is to access the safety and acceptability of using a prehabilitation program before head and neck cancer surgery.
Description
The purpose of this research is to access the safety and acceptability of using a prehabilitation program before head and neck cancer surgery. In this unblinded prospective study we will establish a 2-week prehabilitation program and assess whether this is feasible, acceptable to our patients, and safe. Subjects will be enrolled through August 2025, with a goal of enrolling 20 total subjects. The anticipated duration of each subject's involvement will be approximately 3 months, beginning at the time of their initial consultation and ending approximately 1 month after surgery. Subjects will si…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: New head and neck cancer diagnosis Age \> 18 Exclusion Criteria: 1. Prior treatment for head and neck cancer (surgery and/or radiation) 2. Acute or unstable cardiac conditions (unstable angina or symptomatic severe aortic stenosis) 3. American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of 4 and 5 4. Disabling orthopedic or neuromuscular disease 5. Cardiac failure (New York Heart Association functional classes III and IV) 6. Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease 7. End-stage liver or kidney disease 8. Inability to swallow and/or feeding tube dependence 9. Any oth…
Interventions
- Behavioralexercise and nutritional prehabilitation
The study involves a behavioral intervention (exercise and nutritional prehabilitation) designed to assess outcomes related to feasibility, acceptability, and safety in head and neck cancer patients. Outcomes are being measured following the intervention over a defined period (from diagnosis through 1-month post-surgery).
Locations (2)
- UC Davis HealthSacramento, California
- UC Davis Medical CenterSacramento, California