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Advanced Lung Non-Small Cell CarcinomaNCT05339022

Supportive Care Intervention (ROAR-LCT) for Patients With Stage IIIA, IIIB, and IV Lung Cancer, ROAR-LCT Trial

A study testing Best Practice, Exercise Intervention and Physical Therapy in people with Advanced Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma and Advanced Lung Small Cell Carcinoma, run by Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This phase II trial tests whether a supportive care intervention (Resiliency among Older Adults Receiving Lung Cancer Treatment [ROAR-LCT]) is effective in improving physical and emotional wellbeing in patients with stage IIIA, IIIB, and IV lung cancer undergoing cancer treatment. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 60 years and older
What is being tested?
Best Practice, Exercise Intervention and Physical Therapy
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
100 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
14 Apr 2022to 1 Oct 2025
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 60 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age >= 60 years
  • Diagnosed with an advanced lung cancer: unresectable stage IIIA, IIIB, or stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or extensive stage small cell lung cancer (SCLC)
  • Intent to receive treatment from the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center (OSUCCC) Thoracic Oncology Clinic
  • A score of 2 or higher on the three functional items of the European Quality of Life Five Dimension Five Level Scale (EQ5D5L) patient reported outcome (PRO) assessment
  • Patients are eligible at any time point during their treatment here at Ohio State University (OSU). Rationale for this timeframe is due to the overwhelming nature of the first few visits and uncertainty around an eventual treatment plan. Patients at any stage of their treatment can participate and benefit from a physical therapy and psychosocial intervention. Patients will be approached at their initial visit but the investigators can also offer enrollment at any one of the patients regularly scheduled clinic visits or via phone or email
  • Ability to understand and willingness to sign an informed consent document (or indicate approval or disapproval by another means)

Who cannot join

  • Prisoners are excluded from participation
  • There is NO exclusion criteria pertaining to Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status, laboratory values, prior cancer diagnoses, presence of comorbidities or brain metastases

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Carolyn Presley

    Columbus, Ohio, 43210

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About this study

Official title: Resiliency Among Older Adults Receiving Lung Cancer Treatment (ROAR-LCT): A Phase II Randomized Supportive Care Intervention Clinical Trial

This phase II trial tests whether a supportive care intervention (Resiliency among Older Adults Receiving Lung Cancer Treatment [ROAR-LCT]) is effective in improving physical and emotional wellbeing in patients with stage IIIA, IIIB, and IV lung cancer undergoing cancer treatment. Lung cancers are one of the most common cancers. Lung cancers occur in the chest and often cause symptoms for patients. Poor physical performance and negative mood are two risk factors for a decline in functional status. Targeted interventions may address these two risk factors and improve functional status and resilience. Physical therapy and relaxation interventions (i.e. progressive muscle relaxation) are two such interventions that may improve symptoms and quality of life for patients with cancer.

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PRIMARY OBJECTIVE:

  1. To determine the potential effectiveness of a novel, supervised virtual health-assisted physical therapy plus relaxation intervention vs. standard of care on the primary outcomes: functional status and overall feasibility of the study design.

SECONDARY OBJECTIVE:

  1. To determine the potential effectiveness of the intervention on secondary outcomes: psychological symptoms, and physical capability among older adults with an advanced lung cancer (N=100).

EXPLORATORY OBJECTIVE:

  1. Lung cancer symptom burden, treatment toxicity, and smoking cessation.

OUTLINE: Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 arms.

ARM I: Patients receive ROAR-LCT intervention weekly for 12 weeks consisting of physical therapy visits and an exercise intervention. Patients also undergo progressive muscles relaxation exercises over 20 minutes for 12 weeks.

ARM II: Patients receive standard of care for 12 weeks.

After completion of study intervention, patients are followed up for up to 24 months after date of study enrollment.

Being tested
Best Practice, Exercise Intervention, Physical Therapy, Quality-of-Life Assessment, Questionnaire Administration
Medical subject headings
Lung Neoplasms

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Best PracticeOther

    Also called standard of care, standard therapy

    Receive standard of care

  • Exercise InterventionOther

    Undergo exercise intervention

  • Physical TherapyProcedure or surgery

    Also called Physiatric Procedure, Physical Medicine Procedure, Physical Therapeutics, Physical Therapy Procedure

    Undergo physical therapy

  • Quality-of-Life AssessmentOther

    Also called Quality of Life Assessment

    Ancillary studies

  • Questionnaire AdministrationOther

    Ancillary studies

  • Relaxation TherapyProcedure or surgery

    Undergo progressive muscles relaxation exercises

Study groups in NCT05339022
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Arm I (ROAR-LCT intervention)ExperimentalPatients receive ROAR-LCT intervention weekly for 12 weeks consisting of physical therapy visits and an exercise intervention. Patients also undergo progressive muscles relaxation exercises over 20 minutes for 12 weeks.
Receives: Other: Exercise Intervention; Procedure: Physical Therapy; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Other: Questionnaire Administration; Procedure: Relaxation Therapy
Arm II (standard of care)Active comparatorPatients receive standard of care for 12 weeks.
Receives: Other: Best Practice; Other: Quality-of-Life Assessment; Other: Questionnaire Administration

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Study adherence

    Study adherence will be defined as the completion of 70% of the program sessions, repeated assessments, and collection of biospecimens either at the end of the study period or death, whichever occurs first.

    Measured: Up to 12 weeks

  2. Retention

    Retention rates will be defined as the percentage of participants not lost to follow-up at 1.5 months,

    Measured: 1.5 month

  3. Retention

    Retention rates will be defined as the percentage of participants not lost to follow-up at 3 months

    Measured: 3 Month

  4. Retention

    Retention rates will be defined as the percentage of participants not lost to follow-up at 6 months

    Measured: 6 Month

  5. Amount and duration of therapy that participants were able to complete

    sessions completed, weeks it takes to complete all 12 session; missed sessions; reasons for missed sessions

    Measured: Week 12

  6. Amount and duration of therapy that participants were able to complete

    sessions completed, weeks it takes to complete all 12 session; missed sessions; reasons for missed sessions

    Measured: Week 24

  7. Preliminary effect on functional status

    A joint model using group-based trajectory modeling will be used to estimate clinically distinct trajectories of functional status and attrition probability (death or dropout). These models will be used to evaluate differences in change of functional scores between study arms through 3 months of follow-up. Additionally, generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) will be used to model change in functional status from baseline to 3 months to explore if the intervention has both an immediate and sustained impact on function.

    Measured: 3 Month

  8. Preliminary effect on functional status

    A joint model using group-based trajectory modeling will be used to estimate clinically distinct trajectories of functional status and attrition probability (death or dropout). These models will be used to evaluate differences in change of functional scores between study arms through 6 months of follow-up. Additionally, generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) will be used to model change in functional status from baseline 6 months to explore if the intervention has both an immediate and sustained impact on function.

    Measured: 6 Month

  9. Preliminary effect on functional status

    A joint model using group-based trajectory modeling will be used to estimate clinically distinct trajectories of functional status and attrition probability (death or dropout). These models will be used to evaluate differences in change of functional scores between study arms through 12 months of follow-up. Additionally, generalized linear mixed models (GLMMs) will be used to model change in functional status from baseline to 12 months to explore if the intervention has both an immediate and sustained impact on function.

    Measured: 12 month

Secondary outcomes (6)
  1. Physical capability

    Functional Status Assessment: This is a 16-item questionnaire that includes seven Activities of Daily Living (ADL) measures, 5 Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) measures, and 3 mobility activities. For each activity, disability is defined as the need for personal assistance or inability to perform the activity. Activities are scored as 0 being no help, 1 being with help, and 2 meaning unable to perform the activity. Higher scores indicate greater disability or a lower functional status.

    Measured: Up to 12 weeks

  2. Incidence and severity of toxicity

    Toxicity assessment completed at the end of each chemotherapy or immunotherapy treatment cycle using the CTCAE V5; (irAEs, AEs, SAEs) Toxicities will be graded 1-5 with grade 5 being the worst and grade 1 being less severe.

    Measured: Up to 12 weeks

  3. Psychological symptoms

    GAD-7; This assessment is a 7 item questionnaire that asks patients how often in the past 2 weeks, have they been bothered by each symptom. The responses are scored as 0 being "not at all," 1 being "several days," 2 being "more than half the days", and 3 being "nearly every day," for an aggregate score of 21. Higher scores indicate a higher prevalence of anxiety and are strongly associated with multiple domains of functional impairment and disability days.33

    Measured: Up to 12 weeks

  4. Psychological Symptoms

    PHQ-9; This is a 9-item depression segment which assesses the severity of depressive symptoms within the last two weeks. Patients will complete the PHQ-9 approximately every 6 weeks administered by the CRC. Items are scored from 0-3 with higher scores indicating greater levels of depression. If 5 or more of the 9 symptoms have been present for "more than half the days," then major depression is indicated. Other depression is indicated if 2, 3, or 4 of the symptoms have been present at least "more than half the days" in the past 2 weeks, and 1 of the symptoms is depressed mood or anhedonia.

    Measured: Up to 12 weeks

  5. Physical function

    Short Physical Performance Battery (SPPB);. The SPPB is a validated tool used to assess lower extremity functioning. It is comprised of three objective measures testing for standing balance, normal gait speed, and strength performance by use of a timed sit-to-stand. The participants are asked to stand with their feet side by side, semi tandem, and tandem for 10 seconds each to assess balance. Normal gait speed is tested by asking participants to walk 8 feet at his or her normal speed. Strength performance is tested by asking participants to complete five timed chair sit to stands without the use of hands. These three measures are scored individually from 0 to 4 with an aggregate score ranging from 0 to 12, with higher scores correlating with a greater functional status. The scores are then classified into 4 categories; very low physical function (0-3); low physical function (4-6); moderate physical function (7-9); and high physical function (10-12).

    Measured: Up to 12 weeks

  6. Physical Endurance

    2-6 min walk test; This is a validated tool used to assess endurance and overall functional exercise capacity. Patients are instructed to walk on a treadmill at their own pace for as long as they are able. At the end of the allotted time, patients are told to stop and the total distance covered is recorded. Participants walking less than 300 meters are considered to have low endurance while those walking over 300 meters are considered to have normal endurance.

    Measured: Up to 12 weeks

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted21 Apr 2022
  2. Study start14 Apr 2022
  3. Primary completion30 Sep 2025
  4. Study completion1 Oct 2025

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Supportive care
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
100 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05339022
Sponsor's protocol ID
OSU-21218
Other IDs
NCI-2021-14061, 5K76AG074923-03
Status last verified
Aug 2025
First submitted
1 Mar 2022
Last updated
21 Nov 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Best Practice, Exercise Intervention and Physical Therapy in people with Advanced Lung Non-Small Cell Carcinoma and Advanced Lung Small Cell Carcinoma, run by Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Nov 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Study adherence (time frame: Up to 12 weeks). The study lists 9 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 21 Nov 2025.

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