Clinical trial · Interventional
Effectiveness of a Preoperative Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program in Patients Awaiting Lung Resection
Effectiveness of a Preoperative Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program in Exercise Tolerance and Quality of Life in Patients Awaiting Lung Resection by Video-assisted Thoracic Surgery
- 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)
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
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lung Cancer | Malignant Lung Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Rehabilitation Group
- description
- The rehabilitation group must complete at least 16 sessions of the Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control Group
- description
- The control group must complete only the outcome measures and continue with their clinical routine as specified by their physicians.
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Exercise Tolerance
- timeFrame
- Exercise tolerance 3 weeks after hospital discharge
- description
- Maximum time sustained (in seconds) during the constant-load cycle endurance test performed at 80% of the maximal workload achieved measured three weeks after hospital discharge in comparison with the control group.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosis confirmed or suspected of lung cancer (either primary or metastatic) * Be on the waiting list for lung resection by Video-assisted thoracic surgery * Present at least one of the next conditions: Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1)\<80% of predicted and/or Body Mass Index \> 30 or/and \>80 years old and/or two or more comorbidities (Arterial Hypertension, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Coronary Disease, Diabetes, Renal Failure and/or cancer. * No smoking at the time of recruitment * Signed Informed Consent Exclusion Criteria: * Chemotherapy or Radiotherapy in the previous 6 months before the Rehabilitation program. * Thoracotomies or pneumonectomies.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDSebio Garcia R, Yanez-Brage MI, Gimenez Moolhuyzen E, Salorio Riobo M, Lista Paz A, Borro Mate JM. Preoperative exercise training prevents functional decline after lung resection surgery: a randomized, single-blind controlled trial. Clin Rehabil. 2017 Aug;31(8):1057-1067. doi: 10.1177/0269215516684179. Epub 2016 Dec 20. PMID 28730888