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A study looking at a walking programme during chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer (REx)

Overview

Cancer types:

Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Rectal cancer

Status:

Results

Phase:

Pilot

Details

This study was to see if a walking programme helped people with rectal cancer.

It was for people diagnosed with cancer of the rectum who were having chemotherapy and radiotherapy (chemoradiotherapy) before surgery.

The study was open for people to join between 2014 and 2016. These results were published in 2019.

Recruitment start: 25 July 2014

Recruitment end: 29 February 2016

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Miss Susan Moug

Supported by

Chief Scientist Office (CSO)

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde

Last reviewed: 20 February 2020

CRUK internal database number: 12050

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