Study of Inspiratory Muscle Training for Patients Undergoing Esophageal Surgery

Mayo Clinic

Status: Withdrawn

Conditions: Neoplasms, Esophageal; Esophagus Cancer; Cancer of the Esophagus; Esophageal Cancer; Cancer of Esophagus; Esophagus Neoplasm

Treatments: Other: Questionnaires; Behavioral: Inspiratory Muscle Training-Rehabilitation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02843750

15-009190

Details and patient eligibility

About

To obtain definitive evidence for the effectiveness of a short preoperative inspiratory muscle training (IMT) protocol on the morbidity and recovery from an esophageal surgical resection.

Sex: All

Ages: 40 to 99 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• All patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer and scheduled for esophageal resection at the Mayo Clinic Rochester with gastric conduit reconstruction -Cognitively capable to understand and perform a preoperative program
• Able to follow the intervention program for at least 2 weeks before surgery (surgery is usually scheduled 4 to 12 weeks after radiation)
• Willing to sign the informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to communicate in the English language
• Participating in a conflicting trial concerning esophageal resection

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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0 participants in 1 patient group

Inspiratory Muscle Training-Rehabilitation

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will start the IMT-R, following their consent and within 2 weeks of their scheduled surgery: 10 sessions lasting about 90 minutes. Participants who completed their initial IMT greater than 2 weeks prior to surgery will have an additional visit prior to surgery. Participants will receive a Participant Manual demonstrating and explaining the rehabilitation process. Participants will also receive a log for recording their efforts and notes. A DVD of the rehabilitation is available to the participant. Participants will complete questionnaires at baseline and 3 months.

Treatment:

Other: Questionnaires

Behavioral: Inspiratory Muscle Training-Rehabilitation