Feasibility Testing of a Dyadic Exercise Program for Patients Undergoing Thoracic Radiotherapy and Their Family Caregivers

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Conditions studied: Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

In brief

The goal of this study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of an exercise intervention for patients undergoing thoracic radiation and their family caregivers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07234799

Run by

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

People needed

40

Starts

2025-09-18

Expected to finish

2028-05-04

Last updated by the study team

2026-08-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Be diagnosed with a non-small cell lung cancer or esophageal cancer and going to receive at least 24 fractions thoracic RT
• Have an ECOG performance status of ≤2
• Have a family caregiver (e.g., spouse, sibling, adult child) willing and able (self-identified) to participate in the exercise program
• Both patient and caregiver must meet all the following criteria:
• Be ≥18 years old
• Be able to read and speak English
• Be able to provide informed consent

You may not qualify if…

• A patient who meets the following criteria will be excluded from participating in this study:
• Cognitive deficits noted in the medical records and/or cognitive deficits that would impede the completion of self-report instruments as deemed by the patient's attending radiation oncologist.
• Experiences contraindications to exercise as determined by the clinical team
• Regularly (self-defined) participates in an exercise program in the year prior to diagnosis
• A patient and caregiver who is pregnant (medical notes and/or self-identified, respectively) will be excluded.

Where it is running

• The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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