This study applies external diaphragm pacemaker and positive expiratory pressure therapy to patients who received thoracic surgeries, in order to explore the effects of different physical therapy programs on pulmonary rehabilitation in patients with lung cancer. As well as we hope that these physical training programs can effectively improve the lung function of patients, reduce postoperative pulmonary complications, hospitalization days, hospitalization expenses, etc.
This study applies external diaphragm pacemaker and positive expiratory pressure therapy to patients who received thoracic surgeries, ninety patients may be enrolled in this study. Some metrics are used to evaluate the pulmonary rehabilitation status in postoperative patients which include pulmonary function test, 6-Min Walking Test，Borg index, complications incidence, chest tube draining time, and diaphragm muscle mobility.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
90
Performed 5 days before surgery and one month after surgery, twice a day.
Continuously instruct patients to perform positive expiratory pressure training 5 days before surgery and one month after surgery, twice a day.
Use external diaphragm pacemaker to stimulate patients' diaphragms.
Sun Yat sen University cancer center
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
RECRUITINGThe change from baseline Forced Expiratory Volume In One Second at one month after surgery
Evaluate the change of Forced Expiratory Volume In One Second before the surgery and one month after surgery by conducting Pulmonary Function Test on resectable NSCLC patients
Time frame: baseline (before the surgery), and one month after surgery
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