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Early Versus Delayed Rehabilitation Intervention in Patients With Lung Cancer
Sponsor: Azienda USL Reggio Emilia - IRCCS
Summary
In Italy, the incidence of lung cancer for the year 2020 has been estimated at about 41.000 new diagnoses. Patients with lung cancer experience debilitating symptoms caused by the disease itself and cancer treatments, such as dyspnea and fatigue, which reduce physical function and quality of life (QoL). It is estimated that 90% of patients undergoing chemotherapy and 57% of patients undergoing lung resection suffer of Cancer-Related Fatigue (CRF). Previous studies have shown that educational interventions and aerobic and resistance exercise are effective in improving CRF and QoL in patients with lung cancer. However, to date the optimal dose, mode and timing to deliver the intervention during the care pathway for lung cancer patients is unknown. Tolerability and frequency of cancer treatment could be a barrier to adherence to the intervention. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate the feasibility of a rehabilitation intervention aimed at improving CRF with respect to timing of delivery: early vs delayed rehabilitation in lung cancer patients.
Official title: Feasibility of an Early Versus Delayed Rehabilitation Intervention in Patients With Lung Cancer on Cancer-related Fatigue: a Pilot RCT
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - Any
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
40
Start Date
2023-02-28
Completion Date
2025-12-31
Last Updated
2025-04-02
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Pulmonary rehabilitation
The RP intervention consists in 8 sessions supervised by the physiotherapist weekly or biweekly and 2 therapeutic education group meetings on the importance of exercise and CRF management, over the 3 months of intervention. The RP comprise exercise program performed autonomously at home. Both the outpatient and the autonomously home-based exercise sessions comprise aerobic, resistance and respiratory exercise. The exercise program is individualized and can be delivered in telerehabilitation.
Locations (1)
Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia
Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy