Home workouts before lung surgery may cut hospital stays
NCT ID NCT03020251
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a 3-week home exercise program before lung cancer surgery could help patients recover more quickly. 90 patients with lung cancer and COPD were split into two groups: one received only chest physiotherapy, the other added home exercise training. Researchers measured hospital stay length and complication rates to see if the extra exercise made a difference.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- preoperative chest physiotherapy and home exercise training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a simple home exercise program before lung cancer surgery helps patients recover faster and have fewer complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with 90 patients, so results may not apply to everyone. The intervention is non-drug and outcomes depend on patient effort.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU Clermont Ferrand, Gabriel Montpied, service de médecine du sport et explorations fonctionnelles,
Clermont-Ferrand, 63000, France
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CHU Grenoble, Hôpital Michallon
Grenoble, 38700, France
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CHU Saint-Etienne, CHU Hopital Nord
Saint-Etienne, 42055, France
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Centre Jean Perrin
Clermont-Ferrand, 63011, France
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Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine
Clermont-Ferrand, 63009, France
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Hospices Civiles de Lyon, groupement hospitalier Est, Hopital Louis Pradel
Lyon, 69677, France
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