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Resistance Training in Lung Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01130714
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : May 26, 2010
Last Update Posted : August 20, 2015
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Kristina Karvinen, East Carolina University

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a resistance training program on reducing systemic inflammation and improving chemotherapy completion in lung cancer patients being treated with curative intent chemotherapy.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Inflammation Lung Cancer Behavioral: Exercise Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 15 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
Official Title: Effectiveness of a Resistance Training Program on Inflammatory Markers and Chemotherapy Completion in Lung Cancer Patients on Chemotherapy
Study Start Date : January 2010
Actual Primary Completion Date : July 2012
Actual Study Completion Date : July 2012

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MedlinePlus related topics: Lung Cancer

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Resistance training
Group assigned to complete resistance training during duration of chemotherapy.
 Behavioral: Exercise
Resistance training with resistance bands.
No Intervention: Control
Usual care.


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Systemic inflammation measured by c-reactive protein. [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Chemotherapy completion [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   21 Years and older   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Histologically diagnosed with lung cancer
  • Stage I, II, or III
  • Eligible for chemotherapy with curative intent
  • 21 years of age or older
  • Approval to participate in study by treating oncologist or family physician

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unstable cardiac disease
  • Untreated bone or brain metastases
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Locations
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United States, North Carolina
Leo Jenkins Cancer Center
Greenville, North Carolina, United States, 27834
Sponsors and Collaborators
East Carolina University
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Kristina H Karvinen, PhD East Carolina University
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Responsible Party: Kristina Karvinen, Assistant Professor, East Carolina University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01130714    
Other Study ID Numbers: UMCIRB 09-0725
First Posted: May 26, 2010    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: August 20, 2015
Last Verified: August 2015
Keywords provided by Kristina Karvinen, East Carolina University:
inflammation
chemotherapy
lung cancer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Lung Neoplasms
Inflammation
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
 Neoplasms
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Pathologic Processes