Can a Smartwatch-Led home workout boost lung cancer surgery recovery?
NCT ID NCT05608759
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether a 4-week home exercise program, guided by a wearable fitness device and supervised remotely, could help lung cancer patients get in better shape before surgery. Thirty people with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer participated. The goal was to see if the program was safe, easy to follow, and improved their fitness and recovery after lung tumor removal.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- supervised exercise program with wearable fitness device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could help lung cancer patients get fitter before surgery, potentially leading to fewer complications and faster recovery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 30 participants and no comparison group, so results may not apply to everyone. The exercise program may be too demanding for some patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Capacity to give informed consent. 2. Are able to tolerate surgery (i.e., segmentectomy, lobectomy) as indicated by standard clinical pre-op evaluation, including pulmonary function tests and cardiopulmonary exercise testing. 3. Patients who can use a smartphone application. 4. Patients who are diagnosed of stage I or II Non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) diagnosis, with or without pre-operative histologic confirmation. 5. Patients who can perform an exercise program for at least 4 weeks from the first visit to the preoperative clinic to elective surgery. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known contraindication for cardiopulmonary exercise testing. 2. Patients who have a major medical or psychiatric disorder that is expected to affect exercise. 3. Pregnancy or lactating women.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Tongji Hospital
Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
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