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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/02/080764 [Registered on: 18/02/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 10/02/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Preventive 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group, Active Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Improving Recovery After Ovarian Cancer Surgery: ERAS Alone vs. ERAS with Prehabilitation. 
Scientific Title of Study   Evaluation of perioperative outcomes with enhanced recovery after surgery alone versus combined enhanced recovery after surgery and prehabilitation in patients undergoing surgery for advanced ovarian cancer:- An open labelled randomised controlled trial 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Pooja 
Designation  Junior Resident  
Affiliation  All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh 
Address  Room no-016137, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Level 6,All India Institute of Medical Sciences Virbhadra Road, Rishikesh Uttarakhand- 249 203, India, Landline no. : 0135-2462940, EMAIL:info@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in

Dehradun
UTTARANCHAL
249203
India 
Phone  7015746995  
Fax    
Email  poojagarg6517@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Prof Shalini Rajaram 
Designation  Professor Gynecologic oncology 
Affiliation  All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh 
Address  Room no-016137, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Level 6,All India Institute of Medical Sciences Virbhadra Road, Rishikesh Uttarakhand- 249 203, India, Landline no. : 0135-2462940, EMAIL:info@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in

Dehradun
UTTARANCHAL
249203
India 
Phone  9810704434  
Fax    
Email  rajaram.shalini@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Prof Shalini Rajaram 
Designation  Professor Gynecologic oncology 
Affiliation  All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh 
Address  Room no-016137, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Level 6,All India Institute of Medical Sciences Virbhadra Road, Rishikesh Uttarakhand- 249 203, India, Landline no. : 0135-2462940, EMAIL:info@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in

Dehradun
UTTARANCHAL
249203
India 
Phone  9810704434  
Fax    
Email  rajaram.shalini@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
AIIMS Rishikesh 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Pooja 
Address  AIIMS Rishikesh 
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
POOJA  All India Institute Of Medical Sciences  Room no-016137, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Level 6, Virbhadra Road, Rishikesh Uttarakhand- 249203 India, Landline no. : 0135-2462940, EMAIL:info@aiimsrishikesh.edu.in
Dehradun
UTTARANCHAL 
7015746995

poojagarg6517@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE, AIIMS RISHIKESH.  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: C569||Malignant neoplasm of unspecifiedovary,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  ERAS  This group patients will undergo only ERAS as part of standard preoperative protocol. 
Intervention  ERAS plus Prehabilitation  All eligible patients planned for primary upfront or interval debulking surgery after chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer will be recruited to the study. For upfront surgery patients will be hospitalised for work-up and optimisation of general condition which will take around 3 weeks and interventions will be administered under direct supervision .Patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy will take around 3 months .Initial hospitalisation will be done for work up and treatment planning. During this period they will be taught prehabilitation measures which includes Physical, Nutritional, Psychological interventions.  
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  75.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  1. Advanced ovarian cancer for upfront surgery or after NACT
2. Preoperative schedule that allows from at least 3 weeks for upfront surgery
and upto three months for interval debulking surgery
3. Treatment naive patients
4. Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status of up to 2. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1. Significant comorbidities or limitation of locomotion that prohibit the patient to
perform prehabilitation activities
2. Emergency surgeries
3. Surgeries by minimally invasive approach (laparoscopy or robotics)
4. Patients suffering from depression and major psychiatric illness 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Functional capacity assessment using cardiopulmonary testing by six minute
walk test (6 MWT) and pulmonary function tests using spirometry.
2. Nutritional assessment by serum albumin levels, body mass index, and hand
grip strength test
3. Quality of life assessment using European Organization for Research and
Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-
C30)
4. To measure intraoperative anaesthetic parameters - peak pressure, plateau
pressure, lactate levels, tidal volume, temperature, urine output, ionotropic
requirement, cardiac ejection fraction, problems during weaning off
(extubation failure and immediate need for re-intubation and post extubation
stridor)
5. To measure intraoperative surgical outcomes - duration of surgery in minutes ,
blood loss, transfusion of blood and blood products, cytoreductive outcomes,
surgical complexity score. 
3 weeks to 3 months 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
1. Proportion of patients with adherence to prehabilitation program as measured
by asking them to maintain and enter daily records of exercises, diet and
pshycological activities in a provided chart if patients are at home or
recording in the proforma if hospitalised.
2. Adverse events of prehabilitation - injuries during exercise, gastrointestinal
symptoms (nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea), withdrawal symptoms due to
cessation of smoking (will take consultation from psychiatry team for opinion
and management if needed) 
3 weeks to 3 months 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="50"
Sample Size from India="50" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   21/02/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

Aim

To compare the efficacy of a robust prehabilitation program in combination with

enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) on functional parameters and perioperative

outcomes versus enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) alone in women

undergoing surgery for advanced ovarian cancer


Objectives


Primary objective

a) To compare cardiopulmonary function, nutritional parameters and

psychological status before and after implementation of prehabilitation

program with enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) versus enhanced

recovery after surgery (ERAS) alone

b) To assess and compare perioperative outcomes in both groups


Secondary objectives

a) Adherence to prehabilitation program

b) To study adverse events related to prehabilitation


Hypothesis

Addition of prehabilitation to enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) will improve

perioperative outcomes in women undergoing surgery for advanced ovarian cancer.


Methodology

All patients presenting with advanced ovarian cancer presenting to our institution

after informed consent and meeting inclusion criteria will be included in the study. All

eligible patients planned for primary upfront or interval debulking surgery after

chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer will be recruited to the study. For upfront

surgery patients will be hospitalised for work-up and optimisation of general condition

which will take around 3 weeks and interventions will be administered under direct

supervision .Patients receiving neoadjuvant chemotherapy will take around 3

months .Initial hospitalisation will be done for work up and treatment planning. During

this period they will be taught prehabilitation measures. Thereafter this will be

recorded in a chart (Annexure 1). Randomization will be done using simple random

number table to intervention and control groups (group 1 & 2) in a 1:1 ratio.

Allocation to each group will be done using block randomisation in which A group will

represent patients undergoing ERAS and prehabilitation and B group will represent

patients undergoing only for ERAS. The intervention group will have ERAS plus

prehabilitation while control group will undergo ERAS as part of standard

preoperative protocol.

 
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