Protein-rich Nutritional Therapy Combined With Time-efficient Exercise in Cancer Therapy (PROTECT)
Cancer, Cancer Cachexia, Inflammation
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Cancer focused on measuring Cancer, Cachexia, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Nutrition, Protein intake, Muscular strength, Body composition, High-intensity interval training, Physical exercise, Resistance exercise, whole-body electromyostimulation
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- malignant disease (solid or hematological cancer): head and neck cancer, colorectal carcinoma, small intestinal cancer, gastric cancer, oesophageal cancer, pancreas carcinoma, liver cell carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma, lung cancer, breast cancer, cervix cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer, renal cell carcinoma, malignant melanoma, patients with leukaemia and malignant lymphomas or Graft-versus-Host-Disease after bone marrow transplantation
- ongoing or planned curative or palliative anti-cancer therapy
- ECOG-Status 0-2
Exclusion Criteria:
- simultaneous participation in other nutritional or exercise intervention Trials
- bone metastases with high fracture risk
- cardiovascular disease
- use of anabolic medications
- epilepsy
- severe neurological or rheumatic diseases
- skin lesions in the area of electrodes
- energy active metals in body
- pregnancy
- acute vein thrombosis
Sites / Locations
- Department of Medicine 1, Hector-Center for Nutrition, Exercise and SportsRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Arm 3
Arm 4
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Experimental
Resistance Training (RT)
WB-EMS
High-intensity interval training (HIIT)
Combined HIIT and Resistance Training (Combi)
Individualized, protein-rich nutritional therapy combined with resistance training
Individualized, protein-rich nutritional therapy combined with whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS)
Individualized, protein-rich nutritional therapy combined with high-intensity interval training (HIIT)
Individualized, protein-rich nutritional therapy combined with a combined high-intensity interval training (HIIT) and resistance training