A randomised, phase II, unblinded trial of an Exercise and Nutrition-based Rehabilitation programme (ENeRgy) versus standard care in patients with cancer: Feasibility trial protocol
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2018-12-27
Citation
Hall, C. C., Norris, L., Dixon, L., Cook, J., Maddocks, M., Graham, C., Tuck, S., Haraldsdottir, E., Brown, D., Lloyd, A., Finucane, A., Hall, P., Diernberger, K., Skipworth, R. J. E., Fallon, M. T. & Laird, B. J. (2018) A randomised, phase II, unblinded trial of an Exercise and Nutrition-based Rehabilitation programme (ENeRgy) versus standard care in patients with cancer: Feasibility trial protocol. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 4 (192).
Abstract
Patients are living longer with incurable cancer [1] such that in many cases, cancer is likened to a chronic disease [2, 3, 4]. This development has wide-ranging implications for both patients and wider society, with increased longevity comes increased morbidity and associated socio-economic burden [5, 6]. Primary cost drivers for patients with advanced cancer are hospitalisation, GP and domiciliary visits [7]. Rehabilitation has been advocated as one such way of optimising the function and quality of life in this group of patients [8]; however, the optimal components of a rehabilitation model for patients with incurable cancer remain to be elucidated...