Clinical trial · Observational
Effect of Concurrent Chemoradiation Therapy on Respiratory Muscle Performance, Lung Function and Functional Capacity in Patients With Local Esophagus Cancer
NCT03120572CI-TRIAL-00027076completedClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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 investigate the effect of concurrent chemoradiation therapy on respiratory muscle performance, lung function and functional capacity in patients with local esophagus cancer.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Esophageal Cancer | Malignant Esophageal Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (0)
Data not yet available
No intervention recorded.
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (0)
[]Primary outcomes (4)
- measure
- Change of maximal inspiratory pressure (MIP)
- timeFrame
- Baseline, weekly during treatment, and 2 weeks after the completion of treatment
- description
- Change from baseline MIP at the end of each week's treatment, and 2 weeks after the completion of treatment
- measure
- Change of diaphragmatic surface electromyography (EMGdi)
- timeFrame
- Baseline, weekly during treatment, and 2 weeks after the completion of treatment
- description
- Change from baseline EMGdi at the end of each week's treatment, and 2 weeks after the completion of treatment
- measure
- Change of forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)
- timeFrame
- Baseline, weekly during treatment, and 2 weeks after the completion of treatment
- description
- Change from baseline FEV1 at the end of each week's treatment, and 2 weeks after the completion of treatment
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 20 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * newly diagnosed primary esophageal cancer, aged more than 20 years, and communicate without difficulty Exclusion Criteria: * inability to perform inspiratory muscle training, the presence of unstable angina or myocardial infarction in recently one month, cannot cooperate with training protocols, and pregnancy
References
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