WB-EMS and Individualized Nutritional Support in Gynecological Cancer Patients
Gynecologic Cancer, Cachexia
About this trial
This is an interventional supportive care trial for Gynecologic Cancer focused on measuring gynecologic cancer, WB-EMS, whole-body electromyostimulation, nutrition, protein, exercise, cancer cachexia
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- female patients with gynecological cancer undergoing palliative or curative treatment
- 18 years and older
- ECOG status > 2
Exclusion Criteria:
- simultaneous participation in other nutritional or exercise intervention Trials or in the past 6 months
- acute cardiovascular events
- use of anabolic medications
- epilepsy
- severe neurological diseases
- skin lesions in the area of electrodes
- energy active metals in body
- pregnancy
- acute vein thrombosis
- rheumatic diseases
- pregnant and nursing women
- psychiatric disorders with doubts about legal and cognitive capacity
Sites / Locations
- Department of Medicine 1, Hector Center for Nutrition, Exercise and Sports, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-NurembergRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
No Intervention
Experimental
No Intervention
Experimental
Control group (palliative treatment)
WB-EMS group (palliative treatment)
Control group (curative treatment)
WB-EMS group (curative treatment)
"usual care" control group (includes patients undergoing palliative Treatment) receives individualized nutritional support (dietary advices: daily protein intake1,2 - 1,5 g/kg bodyweight)
physical exercise group (includes patients undergoing palliative Treatment) receives regular WB-EMS training (2 EMS trainings per week; each session for 20 min) + individualized nutritional support (dietary advices: daily protein intake 1,2-1,5 g/kg bodyweight)
"usual care" control group (includes patients undergoing curative treatment 3-4 weeks before surgery) receives individualized nutritional support (dietary advices: daily protein intake1,2 - 1,5 g/kg bodyweight)
physical exercise group (includes patients undergoing adjuvant treatment 3-4 weeks before surgery) receives regular WB-EMS training (2 EMS trainings per week; each session for 20 min) + individualized nutritional support (dietary advices: daily protein intake 1,2-1,5 g/kg bodyweight)