ReStOre@Home: Feasibility Study of a 12-week Multidisciplinary Telehealth Rehabilitation Programme for Survivors of Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) Cancer

ReStOre@Home: Feasibility Study of a 12-week Multidisciplinary Telehealth Rehabilitation Programme for Survivors of Upper Gastrointestinal (UGI) Cancer

Feasibility study of a 12-week multidisciplinary telehealth rehabilitation programme for survivors of upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer

A single arm feasibility study will be conducted to examine the feasibility of delivering the 12-week ReStOre programme (aerobic and resistance physiotherapy led-exercise, 1:1 dietary counselling and group education sessions) via telehealth to a cohort of upper gastrointestinal cancer survivors.

Inclusion Criteria:

• be ≥ three months post oesophagectomy, total gastrectomy
• ± neo-adjuvant/adjuvant chemo/chemoradiotherapy with curative intent
• adjuvant therapy must be completed
• access to home broadband

Exclusion Criteria:

• Ongoing serious post-operative morbidity
• Evidence of active or recurrent disease.

In addition those with any serious co-morbidity that would impact on exercise participation will be excluded including those with;

• Uncontrolled hypertension (resting systolic blood pressure >180mmHg and/or diastolic >100mmHg)
• Recent serious cardiovascular events (within 12 months) including, but not limited to cerebrovascular accident, and myocardial infarction
• Unstable cardiac, renal, lung, liver or other severe chronic disease
• Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation
• Left ventricular function <50%.