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Respiratory Muscle Training Before Surgery in Preventing Lung Complications in Patients With Stage I-IIIB Lung Cancer
Preoperative Respiratory Muscle Training to Prevent Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Patients Undergoing Resection for Lung Cancer
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Documented stage I-IIIb lung cancer or is undergoing surgery for diagnosis * Participant is able to speak, read, and comprehend English * Participant must be undergoing or is anticipated to either video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS or robotic surgery) or laparoscopic surgery for curative intent lung resection * Patients with or without neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) prior to surgery will be included * Ability to follow written and verbal instructions * Participant must understand the investigational nature of this study and sign an Independent Ethics Committee/Institutional Review Board approved written informed consent form prior to receiving any study related procedure Exclusion Criteria: * Documented ischemic heart disease; congestive heart failure or; significant cardiac arrhythmias that would exclude them from having surgery * Overall medical frailty (clinician discretion) or ECOG \> 2 * Pregnant or nursing female participants * Unwilling or unable to follow protocol requirements * Any condition which in the investigator's opinion deems the participant an unsuitable candidate to participate in this study
About the study
This phase II trial studies how well respiratory muscle training before surgery works in preventing lung complications after surgery in patients with stage I-IIIB lung cancer. Patients with lung cancer who choose to undergo surgical resection often have complications after surgery such as pneumonia, unplanned intubations, difficulty breathing and reduced physical functioning, and increased medical costs and a reduced quality of life. Improving pre-surgical pulmonary health through respiratory muscle training may improve respiratory muscle strength, response to surgery, and quality of life after surgery in patients with lung cancer.
What is being tested
- Best Practice (other)
- Laparoscopic Surgery (procedure)
- Quality-of-Life Assessment (other)
- Questionnaire Administration (other)
- Respiratory Muscle Training Device (device)
- Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery (procedure)
Sponsor: Roswell Park Cancer Institute · Participants: 220 · Started: Mar 20, 2019
Contact the study team
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT04067830
Locations in the U.S.
| New York | Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.