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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2018-12-27Author
Hall, Charlie C.
Norris, Lucy
Dixon, Liz
Cook, Jane
Maddocks, Matthew
Graham, Catriona
Tuck, Sharon
Haraldsdottir, Erna
Brown, Duncan
Lloyd, Anna
Finucane, Anne
Hall, Peter
Diernberger, Katharina
Skipworth, Richard J. E.
Fallon, Marie T.
Laird, Barry J.
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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...