Pulmonary Cancer
Conditions
Keywords
pulmonary cancer, radically operated, exercise training, dyspnea counseling, quality of life, physical therapy
Brief summary
The purpose of this investigation is to determine the effects of exercise training on quality of life and physical capacity, 3 months and 1 year after radical operation for pulmonary cancer.
Detailed description
Patients who are radically operated for pulmonary cancer report suffering from respiratory problems, mostly dyspnoea, 5 years after operation. Dyspnoea restricts their physical capability and leads to poorer physical, social and mental wellbeing. The effects of training programs on physical and mental wellbeing for cancer patients are well documented. Most of the studies are though performed on patients suffering from breast, colon and prostate cancer. There are only few studies addressing patients with pulmonary cancer. They are mostly focused on short term effects of exercise training on quality of life, with no control group included in the trials. These studies target patients after different forms for treatment, including surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. There is no data referring to quality of life of patients who are radically operated for pulmonary cancer. Comparison: multidisciplinary group intervention consisting of exercise training and dyspnoea counseling, 10 times, once a week, compared with one instruction in exercise training and dyspnoea counseling. Exercise training is given by a physiotherapist. Both groups receive in addition standard treatment, which is up to 3 counseling sessions with a nurse.
Interventions
OTHERphysical exercise and dyspnoea counseling
Exercise training in group, 1 hour once a week for 10 weeks, based om aerobic exercises 60-80% of VO2 max (Borg 11-12), resistance training and dyspnea counseling. Participants are urge to exercise training for at least twice a week.
OTHERhome training
one instruction in home based exercise training
Sponsors
Aarhus University Hospital
The Danish Cancer Foundation - Research Department - North Region
University of Aarhus
Aalborg University Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* patients who are radically operated for pulmonary cancer at Aalbor Hospital, Aarhus University Hospital
Exclusion criteria
* not radically operated * cannot speak and read Danish * cannot cooperate in tests due to poor mental health * patients who undergo rehabilitation at other centres * cannot perform walking test due to physical impairment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in selv reported quality of life and physical capacity 4 months after inclusion measured by SF-36 and 6MWT | 4 months after inclusion |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Changes in selv reported quality of life and physical capacity 1 year after inclusion, measured by SF-36 and 6MWT | 1 year after inclusion |
| Changes in lungfunction 4 months and 1 year after inclusion (FEV1, FVC and FEV1/FVC) | 4 months and 1 year after inclusion |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed