Physical Activity Intervention for Lung Cancer Survivors

Study summary

The purpose of this study is to learn how many lung cancer survivors will agree to a physical activity program. We also want to know if lung cancer survivors benefit from this program. This information will help us to develop our services for lung cancer survivors.

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Key things to know

Main goalNot specified

This describes the study’s primary purpose.

What is being studiedinterview and physical activity and interview and wait list

The study team can explain what participation involves.

Who it may be forLung Cancer · Survivor

These are broad labels—not an eligibility decision.

Checked against the public recordLast updated Jun 7, 2023 · Source: ClinicalTrials.gov

Is enrollment open?Completed

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What kind of study?Not applicable

Observational

Where is it offered?1 U.S. location

Locations may change over time.

Who runs it?Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Study sponsor

Study overview

What this study is about

Purpose: Not specified
Study type: Observational
Phase: Not applicable
Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Interventions being studied: Behavioral: interview and physical activity; Behavioral: interview and wait list

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How this study is categorized

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Treatment approach

Supportive or behavioral care→

Public criteria

Who may be able to participate

The sponsor separates these requirements into two groups. You do not need to interpret them alone—use them to guide a conversation with the study team.

Requirements people may need to meetInclusion criteria

Diagnosis and treatment at MSKCC of primary NSCLC; and/or pulmonary carcinoid;
At least one year post thoracic surgical resection;
Have no evidence of NSCLC or any other cancer at the time of study enrollment and not receiving any cancer treatment;
Currently sedentary or insufficiently active, defined by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as less than a total of 150 minutes of at least moderate intensity PA per week;
Able to complete a six-minute walk test (6MWT);
Able to provide informed consent. FOCUS GROUP ONLY:
Completed the Physical Activity program offered through this study (08067);

Reasons someone may not be able to joinExclusion criteria

Presence of one of the following medical factors at screening:
regular use of an ambulatory aid (cane or walker);
resting oxygen saturation less than 88%;
inability to walk due to severe arthritis or other musculoskeletal problems;
a diagnosis of unstable angina in the previous 6 weeks;
a heart attack, angioplasty or heart surgery in the previous 3 months;
current heart rate \<50 or \>120 at rest; current uncontrolled hypertension;
current significant valvular heart disease or decompensated congestive heart failure and
patient reported pain of any origin that would preclude participation in the proposed PA intervention
Evidence of significant medical cognitive or psychiatric disturbance sufficient, in the investigator's judgment, to preclude participation in the intervention
Self-reporting of greater than 60 minutes of vigorous activity per week or 150 minutes of moderate intensity PA per week.
Patient resides at more than two hours travel distance from the Center
Insufficient English fluency to complete evaluation tools.

Important: This is the sponsor’s public criteria, not a determination of eligibility. The study team must review your individual situation.

Study sites

U.S. locations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer CenterNew York, New York

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