Lung Rehabilitation in Treating Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Who Are Undergoing Surgery for Lung Cancer

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Conditions studied: Lung Cancer, Perioperative/Postoperative Complications, Pulmonary Complications, Tobacco Use Disorder

In brief

RATIONALE: Exercise may help improve lung function and lessen complications of surgery in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who are undergoing surgery for lung cancer. It is not yet known whether lung rehabilitation is more effective than standard therapy in improving lung function in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who are undergoing surgery for lung cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized clinical trial is studying lung rehabilitation to see how well it works compared to standard therapy in treating patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease who are undergoing surgery for lung cancer.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT00363428
Run by
Mayo Clinic
People needed
19
Starts
2006-08-01
Expected to finish
2012-11-01
Last updated by the study team
2017-07-19

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 120. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

Where it is running

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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