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Respiratory Muscle Function Changes and Effects of Chest Physiotherapy Education Interventionin Advanced Lung Cancer

NCT01743586 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 102

Last updated 2012-12-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose for the 1st phase of this study are to exam longitudinal changes and the impact of various treatments on the respiratory muscle function, and the relations with dyspnea, functional capacity, quality of life, 6- and 12-month respiratory morbidity, and survival status (control group). The 2nd phase of this study will investigate the potential beneficial effects of chest physiotherapy in the same patient population (intervention group).

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Chest physiotherapy education intervention

breathing exercise (diaphragmatic breathing and pursed-lip breathing cough training secretion mobilization (percussion and vibration) progressive muscle relaxation pacing and energy-saving techniques

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Science and Technology Council, Taiwan

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • National Taiwan University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Li-Ying Wang, Ph.D. · School and Graduate Institute of Physical Therapy, National Taiwan University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-08-31
Primary Completion
2013-08-31
Completion
2013-08-31

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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