The improvement of the quality of life and exercise capacity through pulmonary rehabilitation in lung cancer patients receiving radiation therapy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Neoplasms
- Registration Number
- KCT0007487
- Lead Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot yet recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 70
Inclusion Criteria
The study inclusion criteria were (1) Lung cancer patients with planned radiation therapy (postoperative adjuvant radiation therapy and concurrent chemoradiation therapy) including for more than 4 weeks (5 times a week, 20 times a week) (2) lung parenchymal cancer, and (3) Consent to regular outpatient-based respiratory rehabilitation program, considering residence and other factors.
Exclusion Criteria
1) Communication restrictions
2) Failed to obtain consent form
3) Accompanied by psychiatric problems or severe dizziness
4) Patients have comorbidities, which are regarded as contraindications of pulmonary rehabilitation, such as severe pulmonary hypertension or hemodynamic instability
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Walking distance of 6 minutes walking test
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method All cause mortality;Radiation therapy related pneumonitis requiring steroid therapy;Pulmonary function test (FEV1, FVC, DLCO);Dyspnea scale (mMRC grade);Grip strength;Respiratory muscle strength;Bioimpedence;Index for Quality of life (EORTC QLQ-LC13, EORTC QLQ-C30)