Actively Recruiting
New York Better Breathing Study
Led by Roswell Park Cancer Institute · Updated on 2026-03-27
100
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
104 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This clinical trial evaluates the effects of whether breathing exercises at home can reduce symptoms and help stage I-III lung cancer survivors stay active. Over 70% of lung cancer survivors have trouble breathing, feel tired, and have lower levels of fitness. This is often because their breathing muscles are weaker after surgery. Many survivors find it hard to exercise, which affects their quality of life and overall survival. A training program to strengthen these muscles might reduce breathing problems, lower fatigue, and improve quality of life. Staying active could also help boost the immune system to fight cancer. Respiratory muscle training (RMT) involves a series of breathing and other exercises that are performed to improve the function of the respiratory muscles through resistance and endurance training. Participating in a home-based RMT intervention may reduce symptoms from cancer or treatment in lung cancer survivors.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
New York Better Breathing Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 18 years or older
- Able to speak, read, and understand English
- Self-identify as non-Hispanic Black or White
- Diagnosed with invasive, non-metastatic lung cancer within the past 24 months
- Have received surgery and completed all cancer treatments (surgery, chemotherapy, radiation)
- Willing to provide blood samples collected at home
- Understand the study and provide written informed consent
You will not qualify if you...
- Have stage 0 (in situ) or stage IV (metastatic) lung cancer at study entry
- Have medical conditions preventing respiratory muscle training (e.g., recent pulmonary embolism, aortic aneurysm, current pneumothorax)
- Currently engaged in a structured exercise program or meeting exercise guidelines
- Unwilling or unable to follow the study protocol
- Any condition that makes participation unsuitable as judged by the investigator
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Buffalo, New York, United States, 14263
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Number of Arms
2
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