Pulmonary Rehabilitation Before Lung Cancer Resection

Mayo Clinic

Status: Completed

Conditions: Emphysema; Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; Lung Cancer; COPD

Treatments: Other: Usual Care; Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT01682850

11-005820

1R01CA163293-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study seeks to study the effectiveness of a short mindfulness based pulmonary rehabilitation program prior to a surgical resection in patients with lung cancer and severe Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD).

Enrollment: 27 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 100 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patient is scheduled to undergo a surgery for non small cell lung cancer
• Moderate to severe COPD
• Current or ex smoker of ten or more years

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to perform exercise due to active cardiovascular, musculoskeletal or mental problems Poorly motivated to attend the rehabilitation sessions or receive randomization.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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27 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Intervention

Active Comparator group

Description:

The Intervention Arm will receive 10 sessions of Mindfulness Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation prior to lung surgery

Treatment:

Behavioral: Mindfulness Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation

Usual Care

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

The Usual Care Arm will receive the normal care that a patient with severe COPD having a lung surgery would receive.

Treatment:

Other: Usual Care