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A 6 Week Gentle Exercise Program to Improve Fitness, Breathing, and Well being in Lung Cancer Patients During Radiotherapy

Effects of a 6 weeks Low Intensity Circuit Training Program on Functional Capacity, Fatigue, Pulmonary Function and Quality of life in Lung Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiotherapy: A Randomized Controlled Trial - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2025/06/088853
Enrollment
56
Registered
2025-06-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: C00-D49- Neoplasms

Interventions

Intervention1: STRUCTURED LOW INTENSITY CIRCUIT TRAINING PROGRAM FOR PATIENTS WITH LUNG CANCER UNDERGOING RADIOTHERAPY: INTERVENTION GROUP A (Low Intensity Circuit Training Program):- Warm up (5 rep

Sponsors

Dr Yashodhan Sham Chaughule
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria: 1) Adults diagnosed with lung cancer and undergoing radiotherapy Stage I III. 2) Clinically stable, with no acute exacerbation of symptoms in the past 4 weeks. 3) Currently undergoing radiotherapy treatment (curative or palliative intent) and must have the physician clearance to engage in low intensity circuit training program. 4) Able to ambulate without help of any assistive devices. 5) Willing to provide written informed consent and adhere to study procedures.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion Criteria: 1) Advanced or end stage diseases patients with Stage IV lung cancer or receiving palliative or hospice care. 2) Uncontrolled cardiovascular disease, severe COPD or other conditions that contraindicate exercise. 3) Recent Major Surgery Within the past six weeks which limits physical activity. 4) Uncontrolled respiratory complications. 5) Severe fatigue dyspnea at rest or pain preventing physical activity. 6) Concurrent enrolment in another structured exercise or rehabilitation program.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1 Functional capacity:- Measured using Six minute walk test (6 MWT) 2 Fatigue:- Measured using Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Fatigue scale (FACT-F) 3 Pulmonary Function:- Measured using Pulmonary function test (FEV1, FVC, FEV1/FVC) Timepoint: Baseline and 6th week—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1 Quality of life:- Measured by using Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy Lung scale (FACT-L) 2 Dyspnea:- Measured using Modified Medical Research Council scale (mMRC) 3 Maximum voluntary ventilation (MVV):- Measured using Pulmonary function test 4 Adherence Rate:- Calculated using the adherence rate formula Timepoint: Baseline and 6th week—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Yashodhan Sham Chaughule

Rashtrasant Janardhan Swami College of Physiotherapy Kopargaon

aashirwad.mahajan@gmail.com7030530700

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026