Effects of Bright-light Exposure Combined With Specific Exercise Training (BEST) Program in Patients With Cancer
Recruiting · NCT05875870 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
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Daylight exposure combine walkingStretching exercise
What this trial is about
This study plans to investigate the effectiveness of six-week light exposure combined with an exercise training program on improving sleep-wake rhythm, physical and mental symptoms, quality of life, one-year recurrence rate, and one-year survival rate of patients with lung and esophageal cancer.
Who can take part
Age range
20 Years and older
Sex
All (male and female)
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Patients with newly diagnosed primary lung cancer or esophageal cancer, from the first stage to the third stage.
- At least 20 years of age.
- Able to communicate in Mandarin Chinese or Taiwanese.
- Literate and free from cognitive disabilities.
- The attending physician agrees to participate in the study.
- Those who can connect to the Internet with mobile devices such as computers, mobile phones, and tablets, or those whose family members can assist in the operation.
- Those with Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) greater than or equal to 70 points.
- Those who are hospitalized for lung cancer or esophageal cancer lesion resection.
Exclusion criteria
- Congestive heart failure.
- Orthopedic diseases of the lower extremities that limit one's walking ability.
Where it is running
2 locations listed.
- Taipei Medical University Hospital - Taipei, Taiwan
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital - Taipei City, Taipei, Taiwan