Feasibility of Home-based Preoperative Exercise in Older People
Colorectal Cancer
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Colorectal Cancer
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age above 70, understand and speaks the Swedish language. Surgery due to cancer
Exclusion Criteria:
- Health status that contradicts participation in the study such as unstable heart disease or severe orthopaedic conditions that prohibits training and severe systematic illness.
Sites / Locations
- Stockholm South General Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Other
Exercise group
Control group
The sessions will be led by a physiotherapist, in the older person's home. The sessions will consist of inspiratory muscle training with a resistance starting from 50% of their maximal capacity (30 breathes, 2 times/day). The training session will also consist of high-intensity individually adjusted functional strength and endurance training: chair-stand; stair climb/step up with weight belts, interval walking indoor and/or outdoor. This will be combined with functional task-exercises. The training will be conducted 2-3 times week, for at least two weeks or until they undergo surgery. During the remaining days, the participants will be instructed to follow the recommendation of 30 minutes of moderate physical activity per day, as well as to perform inspiratory muscle training.
The participants will receive ordinary preoperative information, but will also be encouraged to follow the recommendation of 150 minutes/week of moderate physical activity.