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Effect of CCRT on Respiratory Performance and Functional Capacity in Esophagus Cancer Patients

NCT01766349 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2015-02-05

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Summary

The purposes of this study are to investigate in patients with newly diagnosed esophageal cancer: 1)changes in pulmonary and respiratory muscle function, functional capacity and quality of life during and after RT or CCRT treatment; 2)the correlations between these changes; and 3)the impacts of these changes on the postoperative pulmonary complications following esophagectomy.

Conditions

  • Esophageal Cancer

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

respiratory muscle performance

Respiratory muscle performance will include measurements of respiratory muscle strength and pulmonary function testing.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Chen-Hsi Hsieh, MD., Ph.D. · Department of Radiation Oncology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-09-30
Primary Completion
2013-09-30
Completion
2013-09-30

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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