Study of Inspiratory Muscle Training for Patients Undergoing Esophageal Surgery

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Conditions studied: Cancer of Esophagus, Cancer of the Esophagus, Esophageal Cancer, Esophagus Cancer, Esophagus Neoplasm, Neoplasms, Esophageal

In brief

To obtain definitive evidence for the effectiveness of a short preoperative inspiratory muscle training (IMT) protocol on the morbidity and recovery from an esophageal surgical resection.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02843750

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

0

Starts

2016-06-01

Expected to finish

2017-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-12-15

Who can join

Age: 40 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer and scheduled for esophageal resection at the Mayo Clinic Rochester with gastric conduit reconstruction -Cognitively capable to understand and perform a preoperative program
• Able to follow the intervention program for at least 2 weeks before surgery (surgery is usually scheduled 4 to 12 weeks after radiation)
• Willing to sign the informed consent form

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to communicate in the English language
• Participating in a conflicting trial concerning esophageal resection

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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