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Feasibility of a Short Home-based Rehabilitation Program for Cancer Patients Waiting for Lung Resection Surgery

NCT01667237 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 13

Last updated 2013-01-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The general objectives of this study are to verify the feasibility of a short home-based rehabilitation program for cancer patients prior to lung resection surgery, and to quantify its effects on aerobic capacity, exercise tolerance and skeletal muscle strength.

Therefore, the hypotheses of this study are that:

1. Implementation of a short home-based rehabilitation program (4 weeks) based on exercise training is feasible and safe in patients with lung cancer resection candidates.
2. Compared to control patients, patients included in the home-based rehabilitation program will improve significantly their aerobic capacity, exercise tolerance and arms and legs muscle force.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation program

The rehabilitation program will be a self-monitored and minimally supervised home-exercise program. Exercise training modalities and intensity will be adapted to patient's individual condition. It will include aerobic and strength exercises 5 times a week for 4 weeks. Aerobic training will be done on a portable ergocycle. The target intensity will correspond to 60% of the maximal work rate achieved during the maximal progressive cardio-pulmonary exercise test, aiming for a cumulative time of 40 minutes per day. The heart rate, corresponding to an exercise level of 60% of max exercise capacity during the maximum exercise test, will be noted and patients will be instructed to train at this heart rate ± 10 beats. Muscle exercises will be performed using elastic bands and use of gravity.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Didier Saey, Phd. · Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, University Laval

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
45 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-03-31
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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