NCT02299596Completed
Physical Activity in Relation to Surgical Procedures
Physsurg - a Controlled Randomized Trial on the Effect of Physical Activity in Relation to Outcome After Surgery
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 27 Apr 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study will compare the outcome after surgery between a group of patients that receives instructions for prehabilitation training and one group that received standard treatment.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 761 (actual)
- First submitted
- 17 Nov 2014
- Start date
- 1 Jan 2015
- Primary completion date
- 31 May 2020
- Lead sponsor
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
- Diseases
- Colorectal cancer, Childhood cancers
- NCT number
- NCT02299596
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 761
- From 1 Jan 2015 to the primary completion date, 31 May 2020
- 2 sites in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- HIPEC surgery, not able to give informed consent or understand the intervention
Who the study is looking for
- Diagnosed colorectal cancer and a planned surgical procedure
Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (2)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gothenburg | Sweden | Unknown status |
| Dept. of Surgery, Skaraborgs Sjukhus Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Skövde | Sweden | Unknown status |
Related publications
- Effect of exercise on memory function and daily activities after colorectal cancer surgery: an exploratory secondary analysis from the randomised trial PHYSSURG-C.BMJ Open · 2026 · PMID 42778242
- Effects of Prehabilitation by Physical Activity on Fatigue After Surgery for Colorectal Cancer. Results From Secondary Analyses in the Randomized Controlled Trial PHYSSURG-C.Cancer Med · 2026 · PMID 42568293
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