WB-EMS and Individualized Nutritional Support in Gynecological Cancer Patients

Effect of Whole-body Electromyostimulation Combined With Individualized Nutritional Support on Patients With Gynecological Cancer Undergoing Curative and Palliative Treatment

This study evaluates the effects of a 12-week whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) training combined with individualized nutritional support on body composition, muscle strength and function, quality of life, fatigue and Inflammatory status on patients with gynecological cancer undergoing palliative anti-cancer Treatment. Furthermore, this study assesses the effect of this combined therapeutic approach within a 3 to 4-week pre-operative study Intervention on the period of hospitalization in gynecological patients undergoing curative anti-cancer Treatment.

Inclusion Criteria:

• female patients with gynecological cancer undergoing palliative or curative treatment
• 18 years and older
• ECOG status > 2

Exclusion Criteria:

• simultaneous participation in other nutritional or exercise intervention Trials or in the past 6 months
• acute cardiovascular events
• use of anabolic medications
• epilepsy
• severe neurological diseases
• skin lesions in the area of electrodes
• energy active metals in body
• pregnancy
• acute vein thrombosis
• rheumatic diseases
• pregnant and nursing women
• psychiatric disorders with doubts about legal and cognitive capacity