Deep-Breathing device may shield lung cancer patients from radiation side effects
NCT ID NCT06688422
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether using an incentive spirometer—a device that encourages deep breathing—can lower the risk of lung inflammation (pneumonitis) in people with advanced lung cancer receiving chemotherapy and radiation. About 100 participants will use the device 10 times every hour while awake during treatment and for three months after. Researchers will track lung inflammation, survival, and quality of life over one year.
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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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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- 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: * Confirmed diagnosis of advanced non-small-cell lung cancer * Performance status (ECOG 0-1) * Eligible for concurrent chemotherapy and radiation * 18 years or older Exclusion Criteria: * Previous lung or thoracic surgery * Enrollment in another pulmonary intervention trial * Home oxygen usage prior to enrolment * Radiological evidence of pleural effusion, pneumothorax, bullous emphysema, - or pneumonitis on staging imaging * Presence of active respiratory tract infection * Uncontrolled nausea and vomiting * Prior exposure to drugs such as amiodarone, bleomycin, or immunotherapy * Inability or unwillingness of individual to give written informed consent
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
RECRUITINGCamden, New Jersey, 08103, United States
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