Exercise and Cardiorespiratory fitness Improvement through supervised TraINinG in patients undergoing surgery for Upper GastroIntestinal cancer (EXCITING-UGI): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Upper gastrointestinal cancers, including esophageal and gastric cancers, are associated with substantial postoperative functional decline despite curative surgery. Particularly, cardiorespiratory fitness decreases markedly after surgery, and such decrease is associated with poor clinical outcomes. Thus, it serve...