Feasibility, safety and preliminary effect of exercise prehabilitation in patients with esophageal cancer undergoing surgery: an open-label, randomized, parallel-group pilot and feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Increasing evidence underscores the effectiveness of prehabilitation in improving postoperative outcomes in patients with cancer. However, evidence on structured exercise prehabilitation, specifically for functional recovery after esophagectomy, remains limited. Hence, this pilot study aimed to examine the feasibility and safety of a one-week exercise prehabilitation protocol and to explore its preliminary effects on functional capacity in patients with esophageal cancer undergoing surgery.

Methods

This is a parallel-group, randomized, open-label, pragmatic pilot trial. Patients with esophageal cancer awaiting surgery were randomly assigned to either the prehabilitation group or the control group. The prehabilitation group received a one-week structured exercise p

SUBMITTER: Gong C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12318388 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature