CARE: Protocol of a randomised trial evaluating the feasibility of preoperative intentional weight loss to support postoperative recovery in patients with excess weight and colorectal cancer

Dimitrios A. Koutoukidis, Susan A. Jebb, Claire Foster, Pete Wheatstone, Alison Horne, T. Martyn Hill, Amy Taylor, Alba Realpe, Felix Achana, Simon J. A. Buczacki

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7 Citations (Scopus)
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1910-1920
Number of pages11
JournalColorectal Disease
Volume25
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Jul 2023

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This project is sponsored by the University of Oxford and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) under its Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme (grant reference no. NIHR204051). DAK is also supported by an NIHR Advanced Fellowship (NIHR302549). SAJ is also funded by the Oxford NIHR Applied Research Collaboration. SJAB is supported by The Pharsalia Trust, UK and Cancer Research UK Advanced Clinician Scientist Fellowship (C14094/A27178). The funder has no role in the design and conduct of the study; collection, management, analysis, and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication. The sponsor has no role in the collection, management, analysis and interpretation of the data; preparation, review, or approval of the manuscript; and decision to submit the manuscript for publication. The ultimate authority over any of these activities lies with the study investigators. The views expressed are those of the author (s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.

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© 2023 The Authors. Colorectal Disease published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland.

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