Does neuromuscular electrical stimulation of the proximal leg muscles improve leg muscle endurance, exercise endurance and activity levels in people with lung cancer?

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health0 sites16 target enrollmentSeptember 29, 2006

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Not specified
Sponsor: Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health
Enrollment: 16
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 11 years ago

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

September 29, 2006

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

11 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sponsor

Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2006 Update - Department of Health

•16 people with non\-small cell cancer and an East Oncology Group (EOG) performance status of 0 to 1 and who have lost less than 10% of their normal body weight.

•1\. Pain or pathology limiting walking ability for the shuttle walking tests or limiting leg exercise on the cybex machine
•2\. History of ischaemic heart disease
•3\. Radiotherapy or chemotherapy in the previous 4 weeks as this may increase fatigue
•4\. Presence of a pacemaker \- because the NMES device delivers a small electrical current, it is possible that this will interfere with the functioning of the pacemaker