Fatigue
Conditions
Brief summary
Baduanjin，a type of Qigong which belongs to aerobic exercise, is very popular in China. There is increasing evidence to support its positive effects on health outcomes in various groups of people with physical and mental disorders. In college students, it may enhance cardio respiratory function, lower limb function, and flexibility compared with usual exercise. However, there is no previous relevant randomized controlled trials on the health promoting effects of Baduanjin exercise in targeted fatigued lung cancer patients. Lung cancer survivors can experience fatigue due to multiple reasons that can strongly impact their quality of life throughout the remainder of their life. Therefore, this randomized controlled trial in China was designed to assess the health promoting effects of Baduanjin exercise in fatigued lung cancer patients with the expectation of improvement in physical and psychological health.
Interventions
OTHERBaduanjin, a type of Qigong
Baduanjin is very popular in China. There is increasing evidence to support its positive effects on health outcomes in various groups of people with physical and mental disorders.
Sponsors
Hubei Cancer Hospital
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* This trial aims to enroll 18- to 75-year-old patients expected to survive \> 3 months and with a Zubrod performance status of 0 to 2. All patients must have diagnosed as lung cancer and have at least one cycle of adjuvant chemotherapy. Enrolled patients should have a minimal ESAS fatigue as 3. Other inclusion criteria are lack of leptomeningeal disease, adequate hepatorenal function and blood counts (red blood cells, \>3.0 \* 1012/L; white blood cells, \> 3.5 \* 109/L; absolute neutrophil count, \> 1.5 \* 109/L; platelets, \> 100 \* 109/L; hemoglobin \> 90 g/L).
Exclusion criteria
* Children
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Scale of fatigue | 6 months |
Countries
China
Contacts
Primary ContactYu Qian, Dr
Outcome results
None listed