Walking your way to recovery: exercise program boosts lung cancer surgery outcomes
NCT ID NCT03306992
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a personalized exercise program helps people with early-stage lung cancer or cancer that spread to the lungs recover better after surgery. 182 participants were randomly assigned to either the exercise program or usual care. The main goal was to see if the exercise group could walk farther in six minutes after surgery.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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182 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2017
- Finished
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May 2022
- 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: * Male or female subject aged ≥ 18 years. * Suspected (per the treating physician) diagnosis of primary lung cancer stage I, II, or IIIa OR secondary lung cancer. * Disease amenable to surgical resection in the opinion of the treating surgeon. * Patients must be able to follow directions and complete questionnaires and exercise diaries in English. * Patients must agree to be randomly assigned to either Intervention or Control Group. Exclusion Criteria: * Deemed ineligible for surgery by the enrolling physician * Abnormalities on screening physical exam judged by study physicians or supervising physical therapist to contraindicate participation in exercise program compliance. * Alcohol or drug abuse as judged by study physicians. * Significant mental or emotional problems that would interfere with study participation will be assessed by the NCCN Distress Thermometer. Any value higher than 7 will trigger further intervention, but ultimately enrollment into the clinical trial will be determined by the enrolling physician.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Huntsman Cancer Institute
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States
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