Strides for Life I: Increasing Physical Activity in Stage 1 Lung Cancer Patients

Weill Cornell Medicine (WCM)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Lung Cancer

Treatments: Behavioral: Physical activity plus positive affect; Behavioral: Physical activity plus education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02755883

1510016644

Details and patient eligibility

About

This randomized controlled trial will evaluate, among 54 stage early stage lung cancer patients, whether a behavioral intervention versus an educational Control group results in improved function at 6-months.

Full description

This is a two arm randomized controlled trial that will evaluate, among 54 stage 1 non-small cell lung cancer patients, whether induction of positive affect vs. an educational Control group, results in improved function as assessed by the 6-minute Walk Test. Our primary outcome will be a within-patient change in the 6-Minute Walk Test at 6 months.

Enrollment: 29 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 110 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Non-small cell lung cancer (Stage 1)

Exclusion criteria

1. Cognitive impairment
2. Inability to walk
3. < 12 month anticipated survival
4. enrollment in other behavioral programs
5. lack of medical approval to participate
6. substance/alcohol dependence or participation in a substance abuse treatment program within 12 months
7. major psychiatric illness.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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29 participants in 2 patient groups

Physical activity plus positive affect

Experimental group

Description:

Subjects will be randomized to a physical activity goal and the positive affect component

Treatment:

Behavioral: Physical activity plus positive affect

Physical activity plus education

Active Comparator group

Description:

Subjects will be randomized to a physical activity goal and education

Treatment:

Behavioral: Physical activity plus education