Pulmonary rehabilitation might be benificial in advanced lung cancer patients with COPD who undergo cytotoxic chemotherapy. We will compare two groups, 8 week pulmonary rehabilitation group and usual care group.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
40
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, South Korea
RECRUITINGdifference of VO2 max
difference maximal oxygen consumption during exercise cardiopulmonary test between before and after intervention/control
Time frame: 8 weeks
difference of Saint George's Respiratory Questionannaire (SGRQ) score
the difference of SGRQ score
Time frame: 8 weeks
difference of pulmonary function test
the difference of FVC and FEV1
Time frame: 8 weeks
difference of 6 min walk test
the difference of 6 minute walk test
Time frame: 8 weeks
difference of depression test
using Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HADS), measure the difference HADS between before and after intervention/control
Time frame: 8 weeks
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