Grant received in 2021
DCCC has funded 200,000 DKK to the project
As part of the new national cross- and inter-disciplinary research centre for cancer surgery (ACROBATIC), we wish to perform a series of projects regarding prehabilitation of elderly, frail patients before cancer surgery.
The studies will be performed on several different cancers (colorectal, prostate, bladder, lung and gynaecological cancers). All cancers are often seen in elderly, frail patients and treatments involving major surgery.
In order to prepare the studies, we intend to hold a 2-day meeting with all the participating and interested partners. Here we need to discuss and identify the optimal frailty screening tool, decide how to optimize the intervention and decide on the best outcome measures. Subsequently, the protocols for each individual project and applications for funds will be drafted.
Multidisciplinary organisation
Danish Colorectal Cancer Group (DCCG) & Dansk Forskningscenter for Kræftkirurgi: ACROBATIC (Danish Research Center for Cancer Surgery: ACROBATIC)
Project stakeholders
- Lene H. Iversen, Professor, consultant, DMSc, Department of Surgery, Aarhus University Hospital, leader of the Danish Research Centre for Cancer Surgery: ACROBATIC. Primary contact, em-mail: katremme@rm.dk
- Ismail Gögenur, Professor, consultant, DMSc, Centre for Surgical Science, Zealand University Hospital
- Andreas W Rosen, MD, Centre for Surgical Science, Zealand University Hospital
- Rasmus Bojesen, MD, Department of Surgery, Slagelse Hospital
- Bente Thoft Jensen, clinical nurse specialist, Ph.D., Department of Urology, Aarhus University Hospital
- Jørgen Bjerggaard Jensen, Professor, DMSc, Department of Urology, Aarhus University Hospital
- Maria Elkjær Larsen, MD, PhD, Department of Urology, Aalborg University Hospital
- Tine Henrichsen Schnack, associate professor, PhD, Dep of Gynaecology, Odense University Hospital
- Morten Quist, physiotherapist, Ph.D., Dept. of Thoracic surgery, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital.
- Mads Hvid Aaberg Poulsen, Consultant, Associate Professor, PhD, Department for Urology, Odense University Hospital
- Lone Winther Lietzen, geriatric specialist, MD, PhD, Department of Geriatrics, Aarhus University Hospital
- Tinne Laurberg, MD, PhD, Steno Diabetes Center, Aarhus University Hospital
- Susanne Vahr, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Department of Urology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital
- In addition, multiple partners from i.e. cancer-surgical departments (among others for the bowel cancer study the following departments: Aalborg, Viborg, Herning, Randers, Horsens, Vejle, Hillerød, Slagelse, Køge), geriatric and medical departments from all 5 regions, patient representatives and the Danish Center for Health Economics, University of Southern Denmark