RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05875870

Effects of Bright-light Exposure Combined With Specific Exercise Training (BEST) Program in Patients With Cancer

Effects of Bright-light Exposure Combined With Specific Exercise Training (BEST) Program on Sleep-Wake Rhythm, Physical and Psychological Symptoms, and Quality of Life of Patients With Thoracic Cancer: A Series Study.

Sponsor

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Enrollment

200 participants

Start Date

Jul 24, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Esophageal Neoplasms Lung Neoplasm

Summary

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.

Eligibility

Min Age: 20 Years

Inclusion Criteria8

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 Criteria2

Congestive heart failure.
Orthopedic diseases of the lower extremities that limit one's walking ability.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALDaylight exposure combine walking

1. Out-door of bright-light exposure in the morning (36 min/day, 7 times/week) for six weeks. 2. Tailored to the individual patient with moderate intensity of walking (3 sessions/week) for six weeks. Duration of each session depends on one-on-one exercise consultation via communication software (LINE App). The duration of walking in week 1 is 15 minutes, then increasing 5 minutes each week if the patient has tolerance. If the patient cannot tolerate the duration, the coach will instruct to keep the same duration for the following week. Basically, the goal of duration in week six is 40 minutes. 3. Weekly exercise consultation via communication software (LINE App). 4. Teaching strategy includes one-on one instruction (hard-copy of teaching manual), video, and webpage.

BEHAVIORALStretching exercise

The stretching exercise includes two movements for the upper body and two movements for the lower body, 10 minutes each time, three times a week, for 6 weeks. The researcher will explain to the participants about how to perform the stretching exercise, according to an instruction manual (hardcopy) for the exercise regimen. A video is shown to the participants (the content same as hardcopy of education manual).