About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether running an exercise study in patients with mesothelioma is feasible. The main question(s) it aims to answer are:
1. Is it feasible to recruit patients to a randomised clinical trial of exercise therapy 2. What are the barriers to study recruitment 3. What are the barriers to study retention
Participants who decide to take part in the study will be randomly allocated one of two study arms:
1. Standard of care, where the participant will undergo their usual clinical follow-up 2. Exercise therapy, where the participant will receive a personalised 12 week exercise, nutrition and wellbeing programme Participants in both study arms will be asked to complete quality of life questionnaires and a basic fitness assessment at the start and end of the study follow-up period.
Participants will be asked if they would be happy to conduct a short interview with a member of the research team, to assess their views on the study. This interview will be audio recorded and the audio recording will be transcribed anonymously to allow researchers to improve future study design.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Diagnosis of mesothelioma, ratified by a mesothelioma multi-disciplinary team (MDT) meeting
Performance status 0 - 2
Clinical frailty score ≤5
Informed written consent
Disqualifiers
Performance status ≥3
Clinical frailty score ≥6
Unlikely to be able to participate in an exercise programme (clinician/physiotherapist judgement)
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Exercise Therapy
Treatment groups
Sponsors and collaborators
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Lead sponsor
University of Surrey
Collaborator
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
Collaborator
Mesothelioma UK
Collaborator