Precision-Exercise-Prescription in patients with lung cancer undergoing surgery: rationale and design of the PEP study trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Lung cancer is a significant burden on societies worldwide, and the most common cause of death in patients with cancer overall. Exercise intervention studies in patients with lung cancer have consistently shown benefits with respect to physical and emotional functioning. However, to date, exercise training has not been consistently implemented into clinical practice given that interventions have been costly and not aligned with clinical care.

Methods/design

The Precision-Exercise-Prescription (PEP) study is a prospective randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness and feasibility of a personalised intervention exercise programme among patients with lung cancer undergoing surgery. Two-hundred patients who are diagnosed with stage primary or secondary

SUBMITTER: Ulrich CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6303592 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature