NCT03916796

Rehabilitation and Quality of Life Assessment for Soft Tissue Sarcoma Treated With Radiotherapy and Surgery

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (actual)
• Sponsor: Washington University School of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a pilot study with a feasibility lead-in evaluating the use of multimodal cancer rehabilitation in patients planning to undergo radiotherapy and surgical resection for extremity or superficial trunk soft tissue sarcoma (STS). At enrollment, patients will be assigned to either a pre-operative radiation or post-operative radiation cohort.

Conditions

• Soft Tissue Sarcoma

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Exercise	-The exercise part will consist of an evaluation and treatment as prescribed by a physical therapist including aerobic \& dynamic stretching warm-up, strength training, balance training, and flexibility training. Will also include a home exercise program (HEP). Physical therapists will have specialized training in cancer rehabilitation obtained through the ReVital certification process.
OTHER	Enhanced Recovery after surgery	-The protocols include instructions for patient care from the time of pre-surgical admission to discharge, including directives regarding diet, labs, IV fluids, pain management, prophylactic medications, management of indwelling catheters and drains, and activity.
OTHER	Psychological screening with counselling services as needed	-The psychological screening will be completed by the Radiation Oncology nurse at the consult visit
OTHER	Dietary Counseling Services	-Patients will have a baseline nutrition counseling visit with a Registered Dietician. This may include a nutrition assessment and nutrition counseling to set priorities, establish goals, and create an individualized plan

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-10-31
• Primary completion: 2021-08-17
• Completion: 2022-03-18
• First posted: 2019-04-16
• Last updated: 2022-04-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States