Clinical trial · Interventional
Tai-Chi and Aerobic Exercise to Improve Emotional Symptom Cluster in Late-stage Lung Cancer Patients
- 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 goal of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the effects of Tai-Chi and aerobic exercise on the emotional symptom cluster, and the underlying mechanism of that cluster, in late-stage lung cancer patients. Participants will be randomized into one of three groups: 1) Tai-Chi group, 2) aerobic exercise group, or 3) self-management control group. Both the Tai-Chi and aerobic exercise groups will attend twice-weekly group classes for 16 weeks (32 total contact hours). The self-management control group will receive written information regarding the recommended level of physical activity.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma | Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aerobic exercise intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Tai-Chi intervention | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Tai-Chi intervention group
- description
- The standardized 16-form Yang-style Tai-Chi exercise set will be adopted.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Tai-Chi intervention
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Aerobic exercise intervention
- description
- The aerobic exercise class will be designed to cover both aerobic and resistance exercises.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Aerobic exercise intervention
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Self-management control group
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosed with stage IIIB or IV non-small cell lung cancer confirmed by pathology, with no other cancer diagnosis within the previous year; * a current Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status of 0-2; * experience of sleep disturbance, anxiety, depression, and fatigue in the past week (rating of 1 or more on a 0-10 numeric rating scale \[NRS\] for each symptom); * able to communicate in Cantonese, Mandarin, or English; * conscious and alert Exclusion Criteria: * suffering from a condition that hinders exercise performance (e.g., active neurological disorder, recent heart attack); * currently participating in any other exercise or mind-body classes; or 3) performing regular exercises, defined as at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise weekly
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