Plain-English translation of NCT05364879 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗ · Source last updated · Translation generated · How we translate trials
This study doesn't follow the usual testing phases — it may be an observational study or a different type of research.
This trial is testing whether doing exercises before surgery can help women with advanced ovarian cancer (stage III or IV) stay stronger and recover better after their operation. Many women with advanced ovarian cancer become frail — meaning they lose strength and function — which can affect their surgery and treatment. Researchers want to see if a structured exercise program done while waiting for surgery can help prevent this weakness and improve how well patients do after surgery and during chemotherapy.
About half of women with advanced ovarian cancer develop frailty, which means doctors sometimes can't remove all the cancer during surgery, and patients are more likely to have surgery complications, need longer hospital stays, and get delayed or reduced chemotherapy. This trial exists because exercise programs have helped heart surgery patients recover better, but no one has tested whether they work for ovarian cancer patients before surgery.
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You would join a circuit-based exercise program — which means doing a series of different exercises like walking and repeatedly standing up from a chair — for at least 4 weeks before your scheduled surgery. This program can be done in person or online, depending on what works best for you. Researchers will measure your strength and function before you start, track how you do during and after surgery, and compare your recovery to other patients in the trial.
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