Clinical trial · Interventional
Effect of Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Lung Cancer Survivors
A Pilot Study of Early Outpatient Pulmonary Rehabilitation Following Thoracic Surgery for Lung Cancer
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Patients who have surgery to cure lung cancer often have multiple problems at hospital discharge and later on. This includes poor exercise performance and quality of life, breathlessness, pain and tiredness. Currently there is little formal physical or psychological support for such patients. This pilot study aims to investigate whether outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation (an exercise training and education programme), started within 2 weeks of hospital discharge, can lead to improvements in exercise performance and quality of life in patients who have undergone lung cancer surgery. The study will also assess whether pulmonary rehabilitation is acceptable for patients and will analyze the safety profile. The hypothesis is that patients; discharged from hospital after undergoing lung cancer surgery, have improved exercise performance and quality of life following early outpatient pulmonary rehabilitation compared with usual care.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lobectomy | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Pulmonary Rehabilitation | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Rehabilitation | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Usual post operative care | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- OTHER
- label
- Control
- description
- Usual Care
- interventionNames
- Other: Usual post operative care
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- description
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation consists of twice weekly exercise classes with an educational component.
- interventionNames
- Other: Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Six minute walk test to assess exercise tolerance
- timeFrame
- Within 3 month of discharge from surgery
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * All patients undergoing lung cancer surgery with curative intent. Exclusion Criteria: * Unstable cardiovascular disease Severe musculo-skeletal problems that would limit exercise training(neuromuscular disorders, severe joint arthritis of lower limbs) Severe peripheral vascular disease Unable to walk 10 metres unaided Patients unable to give informed consent Recent (within 3 months of completing treatment) or untreated pulmonary TB, Untreated/uncontrolled diabetes or epilepsy Recent or recurrent untreated spontaneous pneumothorax
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