Status:

COMPLETED

Resistance Inspiratory Muscle Training for Patients With Thoracic Malignancies

Lead Sponsor:

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Collaborating Sponsors:

The Affiliated Hospital Of Southwest Medical University

Conditions:

Lung Neoplasm Malignant

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A small-scale pilot randomized controlled trial conducted by the investigators demonstrated some preliminary evidence that inspiratory muscle training (IMT) could be a promising self-management method...

Detailed Description

The hypothesis of this study is that inspiratory muscle training (IMT) for a three-month treatment will improve dyspnea in lung cancer patients with stable disease experiencing breathlessness. Plan o...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • adults with histological diagnosis of primary LC or mesothelioma;
  • refractory dyspnea not responding to current treatment for the past 2 weeks;
  • expected prognosis of \>3 months as judged by the clinicians,
  • oxygen saturation above 85% at rest.

Exclusion

  • Those with unstable COPD with frequent or acute exacerbations,
  • rapidly worsening dyspnea requiring urgent medical intervention,
  • treatment with palliative radiotherapy to the chest received within 4 weeks or chemotherapy within 2 weeks;
  • experiencing intractable cough, and those having unstable angina or clinically significant pleural effusion needing drainage

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 23 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 15 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

196 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03834116

Start Date

November 23 2019

End Date

September 15 2021

Last Update

August 23 2022

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Southwest Medical University Hospital

Luzhou, China