Simple bike test could revolutionize lung cancer risk assessment
NCT ID NCT07506889
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will test if a simple, low-intensity cycling exercise combined with a handheld monitor can predict serious complications in lung cancer patients before surgery or other treatments. Researchers will include 500 adults with suspected lung cancer. The goal is to make risk assessment easier and more accessible than current complex tests.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a simple, low-cost exercise test to better predict which lung cancer patients are at high risk for complications after surgery or during treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The test may not prove accurate enough to change clinical practice, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Patients referred for suspected lung cancer to one out of five Department of Pulmonology in Sweden will be asked to participate in study. Patients will perform a low-workload exercise test with measurement of end-tidal carbon dioxide with a handheld equipment. Patients in who further work-up dimiss lung cancer diagnosis will be excluded.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Lung Cancer Diagnosis * Age of at least 18 years Exclusion Criteria: * Not able to perform cycle ergometer exercise * Not able to understand spoken or written Swedish
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Clinical Physiology
Lund, Sweden
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Department of Pulmonology, Blekinge Hospital
Karlskrona, Sweden
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Department of Pulmonology, Kalmar County Hospital
Kalmar, Sweden
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Department of Pulmonology, Ryhov
Jönköping, Sweden
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Department of Pulmonology, University Hospital
Linköping, Sweden
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