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Exercise and Nutritional Prehabilitation for Head and Neck Cancer Patients

Who can join

Ages 18 and older · All sexes

Inclusion Criteria:

New head and neck cancer diagnosis Age \> 18

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Prior treatment for head and neck cancer (surgery and/or radiation)
2. Acute or unstable cardiac conditions (unstable angina or symptomatic severe aortic stenosis)
3. American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of 4 and 5
4. Disabling orthopedic or neuromuscular disease
5. Cardiac failure (New York Heart Association functional classes III and IV)
6. Severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
7. End-stage liver or kidney disease
8. Inability to swallow and/or feeding tube dependence
9. Any other comorbid medical, physical, and/or mental condition that contraindicates exercise or oral nutrition
10. Adults unable to consent
11. Age 17.99 or younger
12. Prisoners, pregnant women, or other vulnerable population

About the study

This study examines the acceptability, feasibility, and safety in developing a prehabilitation program for head and neck cancer patients. The purpose of this research is to access the safety and acceptability of using a prehabilitation program before head and neck cancer surgery.

What is being tested

• exercise and nutritional prehabilitation (behavioral)

Sponsor: University of California, Davis · Participants: 20 · Started: May 9, 2024

Contact the study team

• Randev Sandhu CRC Supervisor, BS · Phone: 9167342863
• Marianne Abouyared PI, MD · Phone: 9167342801

Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06722508

Locations in the U.S.

Conditions

• Head and Neck Cancer
• Sarcopenia
• Cancer (all types)

From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Oct 2, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.