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ArticleBMJ open respiratory research2022

Effect of a postoperative home-based exercise and self-management programme on physical function in people with lung cancer (CAPACITY): protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Catherine L Granger, Lara Edbrooke, Phillip Antippa, Gavin Wright, Christine F McDonald, Karen E Lamb, Louis Irving, Meinir Krishnasamy, Shaza Abo, Georgina A Whish-Wilson and 3 more

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Article in BMJ open respiratory research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. I want to get better; I don't want to just stay at home: a theory-driven qualitative exploration of participation in a home-based lung cancer exercise clinical trial.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors.

Catherine L GrangerDepartment of Physiotherapy, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia catherine.granger@unimelb.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0001-6169-370X
Lara EdbrookeDepartment of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Phillip AntippaDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Gavin WrightDepartment of Cardiothoracic Surgery, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Christine F McDonaldInstitute for Breathing and Sleep, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia.
Karen E LambCentre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Louis IrvingDepartment of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Meinir KrishnasamyDepartment of Nursing, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Shaza AboDepartment of Physiotherapy, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Georgina A Whish-WilsonDepartment of Physiotherapy, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Dominic TruongDepartment of Physiotherapy, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Linda DenehyDepartment of Physiotherapy, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Selina M ParryDepartment of Physiotherapy, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionExercise is important in the postoperative management of lung cancer, yet no strong evidence exists for delivery of home-based programmes. Our feasibility (phase I) study established feasibility of a home-based exercise and self-management programme (the programme) delivered postoperatively. This efficacy (phase II) study aims to determine whether the programme, compared with usual care, is effective in improving physical function (primary outcome) in patients after lung cancer surgery. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This will be a prospective, multisite, two-arm parallel 1:1, randomised controlled superiority trial with assessors blinded to group allocation. 112 participants scheduled for surgery for lung cancer will be recruited and randomised to usual care (no exercise programme) or, usual care plus the 12-week programme. The primary outcome is physical function measured with the EORTC QLQ c30 questionnaire. Secondary outcomes include health-related quality of life (HRQoL); exercise capacity; muscle strength; physical activity levels and patient reported outcomes. HRQoL and patient-reported outcomes will be measured to 12 months, and survival to 5 years. In a substudy, patient experience interviews will be conducted in a subgroup of intervention participants. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethics approval was gained from all sites. Results will be submitted for publications in peer-reviewed journals. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTRN12617001283369.

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Lung NeoplasmsSelf-ManagementEquivalence Trials as TopicExerciseExercise TherapyHumansProspective StudiesQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as Topicexerciselung cancerthoracic surgery

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