Get up and eat! new study says early activity after lung surgery speeds recovery
NCT ID NCT07232394
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a new care plan that gets people eating and moving sooner after lung surgery. 232 adults took part. The goal was to see if this approach, based on the ERAS protocol, improves recovery quality, reduces complications, and shortens hospital stays compared to standard care.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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300 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2025
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Aged 18 to 75 years, with no gender restrictions; 2. Planned for elective thoracoscopic surgery, in good physical condition, able to undergo surgery and anesthesia (ASA classification no more than class III), and confirmed suitable for surgery after joint assessment by the medical and nursing team; 3. No severe cognitive impairment or mental illness, able to cooperate with nursing staff and follow intervention measures; 4. Normal function of major organs; 5. The patient has provided informed consent to participate in the study and signed the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with cognitive impairment, mental illness, or other conditions that may affect the study; 2. Requirement to convert to open surgery during the procedure; 3. Lung cancer with metastasis to other organs; 4. Failure to sign the informed consent form.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510120, China
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