New nursing model aims to ease anxiety and pain in lung cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07525908
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a 4-week nursing program based on self-efficacy theory for 300 lung cancer patients receiving CyberKnife radiation. The program included education, psychological support, and self-management training. Researchers measured changes in anxiety, pain, and quality of life compared to standard nursing care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Self-Efficacy Theory-Based Nursing Model (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this nursing model could offer a simple, drug-free way to help lung cancer patients feel less anxious, have less pain, and enjoy a better quality of life during treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study with 300 participants, but it only tested a behavioral program, not a new drug or cure. The results may not apply to all lung cancer patients or settings.
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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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300 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- 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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40 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Aged between 40 and 80 years, inclusive. * Histologically or cytologically confirmed diagnosis of primary lung cancer (suitable for CyberKnife treatment). * Scheduled to receive CyberKnife stereotactic radiosurgery as a primary or palliative treatment. * Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS) score of 80-100. * Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment (PG-SGA) score ≤ 5. * Estimated life expectancy of at least 6 months. * Able to understand, speak, and read Mandarin Chinese. * Willing and able to provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of severe, uncontrolled cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, respiratory, hepatic, or renal diseases. * Known history of severe psychiatric disorders or cognitive impairment. * Presence of other active malignancies requiring systemic treatment. * Known severe, uncontrolled endocrine or metabolic diseases. * Significant coagulation disorders. * Previous radiotherapy to the planned CyberKnife treatment field. * Participation in another interventional clinical trial concurrently or within 30 days prior to enrollment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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First Hospital of Hebei Medical University
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, China
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