Status:
COMPLETED
Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training After Lung Cancer Surgery, a Randomized Controlled Trial
Lead Sponsor:
Aalborg University Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Region Örebro County
Örebro University, Sweden
Conditions:
Lung Cancer
Surgery
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of postoperative inspiratory muscle training on the recovery of respiratory muscle strength in high risk patients referred for lung cancer surgery....
Detailed Description
Advances in early detection and treatment improve life expectancy after surgery for lung cancer, but living with lung cancer is frequently associated with symptoms as dyspnoea, decreased physical capa...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age \>18 years; scheduled for thoracic surgery on the suspicion/confirmed lung tumor via open thoracotomy or Visual Assisted Thoracotomy(includes primary lung cancer, metastases from other cancer sites without activity within none year, other tumor types requiring resection of lung tissue; Furthermore, for RCT, one of the following: Age ≥ 70 years or FEV1 ≤ 70% predicted or DLCO ≤ 70% predicted or scheduled pneumonectomy)
Exclusion
- physical or mental deficits that adversely influence physical performance; can neither speak nor read Danish; previous ipsilateral lung resection; tumor activity in other sites or organs; pancoast tumor
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01793155
Start Date
November 1 2012
End Date
December 1 2014
Last Update
January 21 2015
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Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Aalborg Universityhospital
Aalborg, Denmark, 9100