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Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung CancerNCT01999881

Impacts of Exercise on Prognostic Biomarkers in Lung Cancer Patients

A study testing exercise intervention, standard follow-up care and quality-of-life assessment in people with Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer and Healthy, no Evidence of Disease, run by University of Wisconsin, Madison at 2 sites in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This randomized pilot clinical trial studies exercise intervention in improving quality of life and exercise capacity and reducing inflammation and oxidative stress in patients with lung cancer and their support persons. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
exercise intervention, standard follow-up care and quality-of-life assessment
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
21 participants
Where
2 sitesUnited States
Study dates
Dec 2013to Feb 2016
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • LUNG CANCER PATIENTS: A confirmed diagnosis of any stage lung cancer (non-small cell lung cancer [NSCLC] or small cell lung cancer [SCLC])
  • LUNG CANCER PATIENTS: Can be receiving any type of treatment (chemotherapy, radiation therapy, both or neither) are eligible
  • LUNG CANCER PATIENTS: Able to understand and read in English sufficiently to adequately complete informed consent to participate and to complete the questionnaires
  • LUNG CANCER PATIENTS: For patients treated with curative intent, and who have not relapsed, they must be within 1 year of their diagnosis of lung cancer (determined by date of diagnostic pathology sample)
  • SUPPORT PERSONS: Able to understand and read in English sufficiently to adequately complete informed consent to participate and to complete the questionnaires

Who cannot join

  • LUNG CANCER PATIENTS: Symptomatic heart disease including congestive heart failure or arrhythmia
  • LUNG CANCER PATIENTS: Documented myocardial infarction in the last three months
  • LUNG CANCER PATIENTS: Central nervous system (CNS) metastases that results in impaired ability to participate in an exercise program at the discretion of the study physician
  • LUNG CANCER PATIENTS: Any psychological or physical disease that would impair or prevent participation in an exercise program at the discretion of the study physician
  • LUNG CANCER PATIENTS: Cognitive or reading impairments that would preclude them from completing questionnaires
  • LUNG CANCER PATIENTS: Current participation in an exercise program
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  • SUPPORT PERSONS: Symptomatic heart disease including congestive heart failure or arrhythmia
  • SUPPORT PERSONS: Documented myocardial infarction in the last three months
  • SUPPORT PERSONS: Cognitive or reading impairments that would preclude them from completing questionnaires

Trial locations and contacts

2 sites in 1 country.

United States2 sites
  • UW Health Oncology - 1 South Park

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53715

  • University of Wisconsin, Madison

    Madison, Wisconsin, 53792

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About this study

This randomized pilot clinical trial studies exercise intervention in improving quality of life and exercise capacity and reducing inflammation and oxidative stress in patients with lung cancer and their support persons. Exercise therapy may help improve quality of life, may increase exercise capacity, and may reduce inflammation and oxidative stress in patients with lung cancer and their supporters.

Read the detailed description

PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. Determine the effect of an eight-week exercise intervention on biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress, exercise capacity, and quality of life in lung cancer patients.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVES:

  1. Determine the effect of an eight-week exercise intervention on markers of stress and quality of life in the support person of lung cancer patients.

OUTLINE: Participants are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM A: Patients and their support persons undergo a supervised combined aerobic exercise comprising walking, cycling, or video-based aerobics and strength training using resistance bands for 40 minutes 2 days a week at the University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinic (UWHC) and 3 days a week at home over 8 weeks.

ARM B: Patients and their support persons undergo the usual care over 8 weeks.

Being tested
exercise intervention, standard follow-up care, quality-of-life assessment, laboratory biomarker analysis
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung, Small Cell Lung Carcinoma

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • exercise interventionBehavioural

    Receive aerobic and exercise intervention

  • standard follow-up careProcedure or surgery

    Receive usual care

  • quality-of-life assessmentProcedure or surgery

    Also called quality of life assessment

    Ancillary studies

  • laboratory biomarker analysisOther

    Correlative studies

Study groups in NCT01999881
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm A (aerobic and exercise training)ExperimentalPatients and their support persons undergo a supervised combined aerobic exercise comprising walking, cycling, or video-based aerobics and strength training using resistance bands for 40 minutes 2 days a week at the UWHC and 3 days a week at home over 8 weeks.
Receives: Behavioral: exercise intervention; Procedure: quality-of-life assessment; Other: laboratory biomarker analysis
Arm II (usual care)Active comparatorPatients and their support persons undergo the usual care over 8 weeks.
Receives: Procedure: standard follow-up care; Procedure: quality-of-life assessment; Other: laboratory biomarker analysis

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in biomarkers of inflammation

    Descriptive statistics will be calculated and compared between the two treatment groups at baseline using unpaired t-tests and Chi-Square analyses. A two-way analysis of variance will be used to examine the effects of the treatment over time.

    Measured: Baseline up to 8 weeks

  2. Change in oxidative damage as indicated by serum 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-oh-dG)

    Descriptive statistics will be calculated and compared between the two treatment groups at baseline using unpaired t-tests and Chi-Square analyses. A two-way analysis of variance will be used to examine the effects of the treatment over time.

    Measured: Baseline up to 8 weeks

  3. Change in time to walk 400 m

    Descriptive statistics will be calculated and compared between the two treatment groups at baseline using unpaired t-tests and Chi-Square analyses. A two-way analysis of variance will be used to examine the effects of the treatment over time.

    Measured: Baseline up to 8 weeks

  4. Change in physical well-being scores on the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Lung (FACT-L)

    Descriptive statistics will be calculated and compared between the two treatment groups at baseline using unpaired t-tests and Chi-Square analyses. A two-way analysis of variance will be used to examine the effects of the treatment over time.

    Measured: Baseline up to 8 weeks

  5. Change in functional well-being scores on the FACT-L

    Descriptive statistics will be calculated and compared between the two treatment groups at baseline using unpaired t-tests and Chi-Square analyses. A two-way analysis of variance will be used to examine the effects of the treatment over time.

    Measured: Baseline up to 8 weeks

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Change in stress scores on the SF-36

    Descriptive statistics will be calculated and compared between the two treatment groups at baseline using unpaired t-tests and Chi-Square analyses. A two-way analysis of variance will be used to examine the effects of the treatment over time.

    Measured: Baseline up to 8 weeks

  2. Change in quality-of-life scores on the SF-36

    Descriptive statistics will be calculated and compared between the two treatment groups at baseline using unpaired t-tests and Chi-Square analyses. A two-way analysis of variance will be used to examine the effects of the treatment over time.

    Measured: Baseline up to 8 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted3 Dec 2013 (estimated)
  2. Study startDec 2013
  3. Primary completionJul 2015
  4. Study completionFeb 2016

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
21 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01999881
Sponsor's protocol ID
UW13034
Other IDs
NCI-2013-02185, 2013-0752, UW13034, P30CA014520, A534260, SMPH\MEDICINE\HEM-ONC
Status last verified
Feb 2016
First submitted
25 Nov 2013
Last updated
18 Nov 2019
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing exercise intervention, standard follow-up care and quality-of-life assessment in people with Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer and Healthy, no Evidence of Disease, run by University of Wisconsin, Madison at 2 sites in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 9 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 18 Nov 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 2 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in biomarkers of inflammation (time frame: Baseline up to 8 weeks). The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 18 Nov 2019.

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