NCT06366685

Development and Initial Application of a Combined Exercise and Psychological Intervention Program for Patients After Esophagectomy

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Mengmeng Yuan · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Esophageal cancer imposes a significant burden in China, accounting for over 60% of the global disease burden. While surgery remains a common and highly effective treatment for esophageal cancer, patients often experience multiple physical and psychological symptoms postoperatively, severely affecting their recovery outcomes and quality of life. Although existing exercise or psychological intervention programs have shown some effectiveness, issues such as relatively singular intervention content, imprecise intervention timing, and vague intervention details persist. This project, based on previous research foundations (including the development of symptom measurement tools and the identification of key recovery periods), is guided by symptom management theory and knowledge translation models. Taking a perspective of the synergistic impact of physical and psychological symptoms, the study focuses on patients undergoing esophageal cancer surgery. Initially, evidence-based literature review, focus group interviews, and expert consultations were conducted to develop a combined exercise and psychological intervention program, integrating subjective (CSCA\_EC) and objective (6MWT) measurement indicators, named "Recovery For EC." Subsequently, the program was preliminarily applied in clinical settings using a mixed-methods approach, combining quantitative quasi-experimental design (108 cases) and qualitative interviews to assess its acceptability. The final clinical trial version of the Recovery For EC program was developed to provide patients with a tool for self-monitoring recovery outcomes and offer clinical healthcare professionals guidance for implementing precise and personalized rehabilitation management.

Conditions

• Esophageal Cancer
• Exercise Training
• Psychotherapy
• Rehabilitation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Exercise and Psychological Intervention	To address the symptoms and severity experienced by esophageal cancer patients after surgery, providing them with exercise or psychological interventions to improve their rehabilitation outcomes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-05-01
• Primary completion: 2024-10-31
• Completion: 2025-02-01
• First posted: 2024-04-16
• Last updated: 2024-04-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China