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MINI 28 - Psychological Impact of Lung Cancer and its Treatment (ID 150)
- Event: WCLC 2015
- Type: Mini Oral
- Track: Palliative and Supportive Care
- Presentations: 1
- Moderators:A. Oton
- Coordinates: 9/09/2015, 16:45 - 18:15, 102+104+106
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MINI28.01 - The Impact of Physical Activity on Fatigue and Quality of Life in Lung Cancer Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) (ID 3173)
16:45 - 16:50 | Author(s): H.P. Van Der Ploeg
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Background:
Physical activity (PA) has been shown to improve fatigue and quality of life (QOL) in a range of cancer populations. Little research has been done in the advanced lung cancer setting. This RCT evaluated a 2-month PA intervention in patients with unresectable lung cancer.
Methods:
Participants were stratified (disease stage, performance status [PS] 0-1 vs 2, centre) and randomized (1:1) to usual care (UC) (general nutrition and PA education materials) or UC plus 2-month program of supervised weekly PA and behaviour change sessions and home-based PA. Assessments were completed at baseline, 2, 4 and 6 months. The primary endpoint was fatigue (FACT-F subscale) at 2-months. Secondary endpoints included: QOL, functional abilities, physical fitness, activity (accelerometers), mood, dyspnea, survival and blood results. Intention-to-treat analysis using linear mixed models was done.
Results:
111 patients were randomized: male 55%, median age 62 (35-80); 95% NSCLC, 5% SCLC; 95% Stage IV. At baseline 77% were on active treatment. Baseline characteristics, including PA levels, comorbidities and Glasgow Prognostic Score (GPS) were well balanced between groups. Attrition was 22, 36 and 50% at 2, 4 and 6 months respectively; no difference between groups. Adherence to intervention sessions: behavioral 77%, PA 69%. There were no significant differences in fatigue, QOL, symptoms, mood, distress, sleep, dyspnea, activities of daily living, GPS between the groups at 2, 4 or 6 months. Patients over report PA levels compared to accelerometer data. Using accelerometer data, PA only increased in the PA group from 0 – 2 months, but the difference in PA between groups was not significant. Median survival (months): PA 13.7 vs UC 12.6 (p= 0.76): 38 participants remain alive.PA n=55 UC n=56 p-value FACT-F Fatigue: 0 2 4 6 38.4 37.5 39.6 36.6 36.3 36.3 35.4 34.5 0.61 0.10 0.44 EORTC Global QOL 0 2 4 6 63.8 63.2 64.2 60.8 58.9 64.3 60.2 54.2 0.81 0.45 0.26 Performance Status 0 2 4 6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.2 0.30 0.16 0.01
Conclusion:
Adherence to the 8-week intervention was good but did not increase PA levels compared to education materials alone. No difference was seen in fatigue, QOL, symptom control or functional status.
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