A Nutrition and Exercise Prehabilitation Intervention to Reduce Inflammation in American Indian Patients with Obesity-Related Solid Tumor Cancer

This clinical trial evaluates whether a prehabilitation intervention can help to reduce inflammation for American Indian (AI) patients with obesity-related solid tumor cancer. Obesity-related inflammation likely drives cancer risk and adverse outcomes, and yet, this is a reversible process. Omega-rich foods, like walnuts, which have a high content of polyunsaturated fatty acids and antioxidants can improve blood lipid profiles, reduce stress, influence inflammatory biomarkers (biological molecule found in blood, other body fluids, or tissues that is a sign of a condition or disease), and reduce tumor growth, offering a natural and tasty way of improving outcomes. Prehabilitation, or prehab, is a health program that helps cancer patients get ready for surgery. It uses things like physical activity and nutrition to help make patients stronger and have a better recovery after surgery. A nutrition and exercise prehabilitation intervention may be effective in reducing inflammation in AI patients with obesity-related solid tumor cancer.

Study sponsor and potential other locations can be found on ClinicalTrials.gov for NCT06644560.

Trial PhaseNo phase specified

Trial Typeprevention

Lead OrganizationBanner University Medical Center - Tucson

Principal InvestigatorJennifer Erdrich

• Primary IDSTUDY00004848
• Secondary IDsNCI-2024-07562
• ClinicalTrials.gov IDNCT06644560