Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03120572
Effect of Concurrent Chemoradiation Therapy on Respiratory Muscle Performance, Lung Function and Functional Capacity in Patients With Local Esophagus Cancer
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 45 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Mackay Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 20 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of concurrent chemoradiation therapy on respiratory muscle performance, lung function and functional capacity in patients with local esophagus cancer.
Detailed description
This is a prospective observational study design. A total of 45 patients with newly diagnosed esophageal cancer will be recruited from the Mackay Memorial Hospital. All tests will be performed at baseline (prior to cancer treatment), weekly during treatment, prior to surgery, and one month after surgery. Tests will include demographic data collection, respiratory muscle performance (maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressure tests combined with diaphragmatic surface electromyography, and pulmonary functional test), dyspnea, and the functional exercise test (6-min walk test).Repeated measure ANOVA will be used for analyzing difference of parameters among various time points.
Conditions
Timeline
- Start date
- 2013-08-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-02-01
- Completion
- 2016-02-01
- First posted
- 2017-04-19
- Last updated
- 2017-04-19
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Taiwan
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03120572. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.