Clinical trial · Interventional
Effect of Qigong Therapy in Patients With Advanced Lung and Gastrointestinal Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy
Effect of Qigong Therapy in Patients With Advanced NSCLC and GI Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): Slow accrual, and revised power calculation for primary end-points
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Cancer patients face a number of symptoms related to treatment or disease which may impair quality of life, such as decreased functional capacity, fatigue, nausea an vomiting, distress, depression and unmet psychological needs. Due to this array of symptoms, cancer patients often seek supportive complementary and alternative medicine, which many patients use along with conventional treatments. Qigong, a type traditional chinese medicine, is a mind-body exercise that combines meditation, slow physical movements, and controlled breathing. The investigators hypothesise that Qigong therapy is better in the reduction of anxiety and depression levels and the improvement of quality of life in patients with lung and gastrointestinal (GI) cancer who are eligible for anti-cancer treatment, when compared to standard exercise training.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung | Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qigong Exercise | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Standard Exercise | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Standard Exercise
- description
- See methods below - standard strength and endurance training
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Standard Exercise
- Behavioral: Qigong Exercise
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Qigong exercise
- description
- See methods below - medical QiGong therapy session
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Standard Exercise
- Behavioral: Qigong Exercise
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Change in Depression and Anxiety
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: 1. A pathologically (histological or cytological) confirmed clinical diagnosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or GI cancer 2. Stage 3 or 4 disease and eligible for anti-cancer treatment 3. Performance status (PS) of 0 - 2 as determined by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group-Performance Status 4. Life expectancy estimated at \> 4 months 5. Age 18 years or older 6. Willing and able to provide informed consent 7. Must be approved for participation by the oncology treatment team 8. Able to communicate in French or English Exclusion Criteria: 1. Contraindication to exercise as determined by the oncology treatment team 2. Severe cardiac or neuro-muscular/skeletal disease 3. Engaging in interventions to address anxiety or depressive symptoms 4. Brain metastases 5. Active psychiatric conditions 6. Pregnant or breast-feeding mothers
References
Publications (1)
- RESULTVanderbyl BL, Mayer MJ, Nash C, Tran AT, Windholz T, Swanson T, Kasymjanova G, Jagoe RT. A comparison of the effects of medical Qigong and standard exercise therapy on symptoms and quality of life in patients with advanced cancer. Support Care Cancer. 2017 Jun;25(6):1749-1758. doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-3579-x. Epub 2017 Jan 19. PMID 28102437