NCT03570242

WB-EMS and Individualized Nutritional Support in Gynecological Cancer Patients

Effect of Whole-body Electromyostimulation Combined With Individualized Nutritional Support on Patients With Gynecological Cancer Undergoing Curative and Palliative Treatment

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 150 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates the effects of a 12-week whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) training combined with individualized nutritional support on body composition, muscle strength and function, quality of life, fatigue and Inflammatory status on patients with gynecological cancer undergoing palliative anti-cancer Treatment. Furthermore, this study assesses the effect of this combined therapeutic approach within a 3 to 4-week pre-operative study Intervention on the period of hospitalization in gynecological patients undergoing curative anti-cancer Treatment.

Conditions

• Gynecologic Cancer
• Cachexia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Whole-Body Electromyostimulation (WB-EMS)	WB-EMS training is performed 2x/week for 12 weeks; Stimulation protocol: Frequency of 85 Hz, pulse duration of 0.35 ms, stimulation period of 6 sec, resting period of 4 sec; supervised by certified training instructors/physiotherapists participants perform simple exercises during the stimulation period following a video tutorial

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-07-01
• Primary completion: 2020-06-30
• Completion: 2020-06-30
• First posted: 2018-06-26
• Last updated: 2018-06-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany