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A trial looking at a 9 week exercise programme to improve fitness after chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer

Overview

Cancer types:

Bowel (colorectal) cancer, Rectal cancer

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Phase 2

Details

This trial is looking at whether a 9 week exercise programme can improve the fitness of people with cancer of the back passage (rectum) after having chemoradiotherapy. The trial is open to people who have rectal cancer that has started to grow into the surrounding tissue (locally advanced).

Recruitment start: 1 October 2013

Recruitment end: 23 December 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

Dr Sandy Jack

Supported by

Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

NIHR Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) programme

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Last reviewed: 30 December 2016

CRUK internal database number: 11359

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