Clinical trial · Interventional
Feasibility Testing of a Dyadic Exercise Program for Patients Undergoing Thoracic Radiotherapy and Their Family Caregivers
NCT07234799CI-TRIAL-00120356suspendedN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Why stopped (as posted): PI Request
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The goal of this study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of an exercise intervention for patients undergoing thoracic radiation and their family caregivers.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-small Cell Lung Cancer | Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma | ALIAS | 0.90 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exercise | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Exercise Protocol
- description
- The protocol will be comprised of up to 15 exercise sessions over the course of participants' 5-6 weeks radiation treatment period with each session lasting up to 60 minutes. Exercise sessions are a combination of resistance, aerobic, and flexibility training using bodyweight and/or elastic bands for resistance.
- interventionNames
- Other: Exercise
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Quality of Life Questionnaire
- timeFrame
- Through study completion; an average of 1 year
- description
- Patients and caregivers will complete the Medical Outcomes. Study 36-item short-form survey (SF-36) assessing 8 distinct domains of QOL
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Be diagnosed with a non-small cell lung cancer or esophageal cancer and going to receive at least 24 fractions thoracic RT * Have an ECOG performance status of ≤2 * Have a family caregiver (e.g., spouse, sibling, adult child) willing and able (self-identified) to participate in the exercise program Both patient and caregiver must meet all the following criteria: * Be ≥18 years old * Be able to read and speak English * Be able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * A patient who meets the following criteria will be excluded from participating in this study: * Cognitive deficits noted in the medical records and/or cognitive deficits that would impede the completion of self-report instruments as deemed by the patient's attending radiation oncologist. * Experiences contraindications to exercise as determined by the clinical team * Regularly (self-defined) participates in an exercise program in the year prior to diagnosis A patient and caregiver who is pregnant (medical notes and/or self-identified, respectively) will be excluded.
References
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