A Nutrition and Exercise Prehabilitation Intervention to Reduce Inflammation in American Indian Patients with Cancer Scheduled for Treatment

This clinical trial evaluates whether a prehabilitation intervention can help to reduce inflammation for American Indian (AI) patients with cancer scheduled for treatment. 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 treatment. It uses things like physical activity and nutrition to help make patients stronger and feel better during treatment. A nutrition and exercise prehabilitation intervention may be effective in reducing inflammation in AI patients with cancer scheduled for treatment.

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