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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01374100
Date of registration: 13/04/2011
Primary sponsor: McGill University
Public title: Effect of Qigong Therapy in Patients With Advanced Lung and Gastrointestinal Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy
Scientific title: Effect of Qigong Therapy in Patients With Advanced NSCLC and GI Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy
Date of first enrolment: February 2009
Target sample size: 52
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01374100
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care  
Countries of recruitment
Canada
Contacts
Name:   Thomas Jagoe, MD, PhD
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Affiliation:  McGill, Cancer Nutrition Rehabilitation Program
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. A pathologically (histological or cytological) confirmed clinical diagnosis of
non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or GI cancer

2. Stage 3 or 4 disease and eligible for anti-cancer treatment

3. Performance status (PS) of 0 - 2 as determined by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology
Group-Performance Status

4. Life expectancy estimated at > 4 months

5. Age 18 years or older

6. Willing and able to provide informed consent

7. Must be approved for participation by the oncology treatment team

8. Able to communicate in French or English

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Contraindication to exercise as determined by the oncology treatment team

2. Severe cardiac or neuro-muscular/skeletal disease

3. Engaging in interventions to address anxiety or depressive symptoms

4. Brain metastases

5. Active psychiatric conditions

6. Pregnant or breast-feeding mothers



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Intervention(s)
Behavioral: Qigong Exercise
Behavioral: Standard Exercise
Primary Outcome(s)
Change in Depression and Anxiety [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Change in Quality of Life (QoL) [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Change in cancer Symptoms [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Change in functional capacity [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Program Satisfaction [Time Frame: 6 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
08-068
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Jewish General Hospital
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