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Effectiveness of a Preoperative Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program in Patients Awaiting Lung Resection

NCT01963923 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2020-05-01

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to establish the effectiveness of a preoperative pulmonary rehabilitation program in patients awaiting lung resection for lung cancer by Video-assisted thoracic surgery in order to improve exercise tolerance and quality of life. The investigators hypothesized that a pulmonary rehabilitation program including both endurance and strength training may improve exercise tolerance and quality of life measured with a submaximal exercise test and a quality of life questionnaire respectively.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program

The pulmonary rehabilitation program includes an endurance training with a cycloergometer, a strength training with elastic bands and two dairy sessions of incentive spirometry with a volume-oriented device.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade da Coruña

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-10-31
Primary Completion
2015-07-31
Completion
2015-10-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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