Exercise Program Among Lung Cancer Dyads (PEP-LC)

OHSU Knight Cancer Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Physical Activity; Lung Cancer Symptoms; Quality of Life; Lung Cancer; Depression; Pain

Treatments: Behavioral: Exercise Intervention; Other: Survey Administration; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT03649737

STUDY00018245

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pilot study of an exercise program among patients with all stages of lung cancer examining feasibility and acceptability. Preliminary outcomes include objective measures of physical function, depression, adherence to lung cancer treatments, Quality of Life (QOL), and social support.

Full description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Determine the feasibility and acceptability of a progressive exercise program initiated after lung cancer diagnosis among patient partner dyads.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:

I. Examine the preliminary effects of partnered exercise on physical function, depression, adherence to lung cancer treatments, QOL and social support .

OUTLINE:

Participants attend supervised group exercises classes twice per week during weeks 1-6 and once per week during weeks 7-12. Participants also attend home-based unsupervised exercise sessions via an instructional DVD once per weeks over for 30 minutes during weeks 1-6 and twice per week during weeks 7-12.

Enrollment: 46 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Mild depression symptoms
• Able to participate in exercise program per physician approval
• Available partner/spouse to participate with patient

Exclusion criteria

• Persistent severe depression symptoms
• Inability to participate in exercise
• Life expectancy less than 1 year

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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46 participants in 1 patient group

Supportive care (exercise)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants attend supervised group exercises classes twice per week during weeks 1-6 and once per week during weeks 7-12. Participants also attend home-based unsupervised exercise sessions via an instructional DVD once per weeks over for 30 minutes during weeks 1-6 and twice per week during weeks 7-12.

Treatment:

Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment

Behavioral: Exercise Intervention

Other: Survey Administration