Endpoints
SECONDARY
The primary endpoints were compliance and attrition rates for the EIP. Compliance was assessed according to the thresholds of less than 50%, 50–80%, and over 80%. A compliance of more than 50% of exercise intervention time was considered acceptable. When a patient performed more than 50% of the suggested exercise time, it was defined that the patient had performed one exercise session. During the six weeks, exercises were performed five days a week, and if a patient performed 30 exercises sessions in total, it was determined that the patient had a compliance rate of 100%. The secondary endpoints were assessment of the skeletal muscle index (SMI) via CT and Inbody, body weight, body mass index (BMI), hand grip strength, and a six-minute walking test (6MWT). These were assessed at the baseline and after six weeks of the EIP. Safety and quality of life (QoL), progression-free survival (PFS), and OS were also assessed as secondary endpoints.Skeletal muscle area was measured using an APCT. We evaluated SMI using the third lumbar vertebra (L3) muscle area, one of the international standards for measuring the ratio of skeletal muscle area (cm