Can cycling speed recovery after lung cancer surgery?

NCT ID NCT06202222

Symptom relief Sponsor: University Hospital, Rouen Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether adding daily cycling to standard physical therapy helps people recover faster after minimally invasive lung cancer surgery. 184 participants will be randomly assigned to either standard rehab or standard rehab plus 20 minutes of stationary cycling. The main goal is to see if the cycling group can do more chair lifts 30 days after surgery, indicating better functional recovery.

What this could mean

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Active substance: cycling exercise (endurance training on a stationary bike)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could lead to a standard, more effective rehab program that helps people recover faster and stronger after lung cancer surgery.
What could go wrong: This is a relatively small, early-stage trial. The added cycling may not provide significant benefit over standard care, and results may not apply to all lung surgery patients.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

About 184 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2024

Expected to finish

May 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients requiring surgery for diagnosed or undergoing diagnosis of lung cancer. * Patients in need of major lung resection through a minimally invasive approach. * Patients capable of performing the chair rise test. Exclusion Criteria: \- Contraindications to cyclo-ergometry: Deep vein thrombosis in a lower limb. Patients with one or both lower limbs amputated. Rheumatological pathology, trauma, or previous surgery in the lower limb, pelvis, or spine, resulting in limited joint amplitude or strict immobilization. Dermatological conditions with severe lesions preventing prolonged sitting on a bicycle. * Glasgow score less than 15. * Patients who have not undergone pulmonary resection by minimally invasive surgery. * Patients hospitalized outside the thoracic surgery department before the first post-operative visit with the physiotherapist on Day 0.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

lung cancer lung neoplasm non-small cell lung carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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Lung cancer

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Can cycling speed recovery after lung cancer surgery?

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