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Non Small Cell Lung CancerNCT05636969

Multimodal Prehabilitation in Patients With Lung Cancer Undergoing Neoadjuvant Therapy

A study testing Multimodal prehabilitation in people with Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by Hospital Clinic of Barcelona at 1 site in Spain.

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Trial summary

Neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) with chemoimmunotherapy is currently indicated for patients with locoregional advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) prior to resection surgery, but literature has suggested that this is associated with decreased pulmonary function and potentially cardiorespiratory fitness, leading to… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Non Small Cell Lung Cancer
What is being tested?
Multimodal prehabilitation
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
60 participants
Where
1 siteSpain
Study dates
10 Jun 2023to 1 Jun 2027
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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

Who may be able to join

  • Adult patients with diagnosed non-small celll lung cancer (NSCLC) undergoing neoadjuvant therapy before lung resection surgery

Who cannot join

  • Physical impairments that prevent patients to perform a CardioPulmonary Exercise Test
  • Non-resectable tumours
  • Patients who refuse either surgical resection or neoadjuvant therapy

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Raquel Sebio, PhD contact

+34634787194

sebio@clinic.cat

Graciela Martínez-Pallí, PhD contact

932275400

gmartin@clinic.cat

Spain1 site, 1 recruiting
  • Hospital Clinic de Barcelona

    Barcelona, Barcelona, 08036

    Raquel Sebio, PhD

    Recruiting

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About this study

Official title: Effects of Multimodal Prehabilitation on Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Pulmonary Function During Neoadjuvant Therapy in Patients With Locally Advanced Lung Cancer

Neoadjuvant therapy (NAT) with chemoimmunotherapy is currently indicated for patients with locoregional advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) prior to resection surgery, but literature has suggested that this is associated with decreased pulmonary function and potentially cardiorespiratory fitness, leading to increased risk of postoperative complications. In this study, we aimed to: 1) compare the effects of NAT on cardiorespiratory fitness (VO2peak) and lung function (DLCO, FEV1 and FVC) in patients with locoregional lung cancer undergoing prehabilitation before lung resection surgery.

Secondary objectives included:

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  1. To determine feasibility of the intervention (recruitment rate, competition rate and adherence) as well as safety (incidence of adverse events), particularly regarding the exercise component;
  2. To quantify the effects of the intervention in terms of functional capacity (1min Sit-to-Stand Test), mood (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale) and self-reported physical activity (Yale Physical Activity Survey).
  3. To assess the effects of multimodal prehabilitation on treatment completion (dose reductions/delays in planning/treatment withdrawal) as well as tolerability/toxicity (Coming Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.03) to chemo/immunotherapy
  4. To assess the effects of multimodal prehabilitation on surgical outcomes (postoperative complications based on the Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI) of the Clavien-Dindo Classification System and length of hospital stay).
  5. To determine the effect of the intervention on post-operative functional recovery by means of the 1-min Sit-To-Stand test conducted at hospital discharge.

In order to achieve this, we will conduct a prospective study including all patients with NSCLC scheduled for NAT (chemoimmunotherapy or chemotherapy alone) across four different hospitals in Spain and France. Patients will be identified from the multidisciplinary tumour board and will be subsequently referred to the oncologist consultation. After this, one of the members of the researchers will contact the patient and explain the purpose of the study. Those who are willing to participate, will be scheduled to undergo a CardioPulmonary Exercise Test (CPET) in addition to standard lung function tests (spirometry, diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide). After that, patients will be invited to participate in a multimodal prehabilitation program including supervised exercise training, home-based inspiratory muscle training, nutritional optimization and psychological support. Patients who refuse participation in the program due to logistic reasons, will be asked to serve as controls. In addition, we will also use data from a historical cohort including patients treated with chemoimmunotherapy prior to the implementation of the study as controls.

Patients will be assessed at baseline, after NAT and post-surgery (at hospital discharge).

Being tested
Multimodal prehabilitation
Medical subject headings
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

What participants receive

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

  • Multimodal prehabilitationBehavioural

    The multimodal prehabilitation programme will consist of 1) twice weekly, supervised exercise training at the hospital gym for approximately 12-16 weeks; 2) nutritional consultation and diet optimization and supplementation if needed; 3) individual or group-based psychological support.

Study groups in NCT05636969
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
PrehabilitationExperimentalPatients in this group will attend a supervised multimodal prehabilitation programme
Receives: Behavioral: Multimodal prehabilitation
ControlNo interventionPatients declining participation in the prehabilitation program will serve as controls and will receive standard recommendations to increase or maintain their physical activity levels and fitness during the neoadjuvant therapy

What is being measured

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

  1. Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness assessed with a cardiopulmonary exercise test

    Differences in maximum oxygen consumption (VO2pic) pre to post neoadjvuant therapy during an incremental, symptom-limited test

    Measured: 2 weeks post-neoadjuvant therapy

Secondary outcomes (16)
  1. Changes in diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO)

    Differences in diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide pre to post-neoadjuvant therapy

    Measured: 2 weeks post-neoadjuvant therapy

  2. Changes in submaximal cardiorespiratory fitness assessed with a cardiopulmonary exercise test

    Differences in oxygen consumption at the anaerobic threshold (VO2AT) pre to post-neoadjuvant therapy during an incremental, symptom-limited test

    Measured: 2 weeks post-neoadjuvant therapy

  3. Changes in ventilatory efficiency (VE/VCO2 slope) assessed during a cardiopulmonary exercise test

    Changes in ventilatory efficiency (VE/VCO2 slope) pre to post-neoadjuvant therapy

    Measured: 2 weeks post-neoadjuvant therapy

  4. Changes in pulmonary function (FEV1)

    Differences observed in the maximum volume achieved during the first second (FEV1) of a forced spirometry test, pre to post-neoadjuvant therapy

    Measured: 2 weeks post-neoadjuvant therapy

  5. Changes in pulmonary function (FVC)

    Differences observed in the forced ventilatory capacity (FVC) of a forced spirometry test, pre to post-neoadjuvant therapy

    Measured: 2 weeks post-neoadjuvant therapy

  6. Feasibility (recruitment rate ) of multimodal prehabilitation

    Feasibility of the multimodal prehabilitation programme assessed by the recruitment rate (number of patients attending prehabilitation versus number of eligible patients)

    Measured: 1 week before surgery

  7. Feasibility (completion rate) of multimodal prehabilitation

    Feasibility of the multimodal prehabilitation programme assessed by the completion rate (number of completers among those who accepted to participate in the programme)

    Measured: 1 week before surgery

  8. Adherence

    Number of completed exercise sessions in the prehabilitation cohort versus number of scheduled sessions

    Measured: 1 week before surgery

  9. Adverse events

    Number of adverse events registered during the exercise training sessions

    Measured: 1 week before surgery

  10. Postoperative Complications

    Number and severity of postoperative complications will be assessed by reviewing medical records and calculating the Comprehensive Complication Index (CCI) according to the Clavien-Dindo Classification.

    Measured: within 30 days of hospital discharge

  11. 30-Day readmissions, re-interventions and emergency room visits

    Readmissions, surgical re-interventions and emergency room visits post-discharge and during the first 30 days will be recorded by reviewing medical records

    Measured: 30 days after surgery

  12. Chemoimmunotherapy completion rates

    Chemoimmunotherapy complete dosage, treatment delays and treatment withdrawal rates will be calculated and compared in both groups

    Measured: 1 week post-neoadjuvant therapy

  13. Post-surgery functional capacity

    Functional capacity assessed with the 1 min Sit-to-Stand Test which consist of counting the number of times the patient can stand up and sit back onto a chair without arm support during one minute.

    Measured: Same day as dicharge from hospital

  14. Post-NAT functional capacity

    Functional capacity assessed with the 1 min Sit-to-Stand Test which consist of counting the number of times the patient can stand up and sit back onto a chair without arm support during one minute.

    Measured: 2 weeks post-neoadjuvant therapy

  15. Post-NAT mood

    Anxiety and depression symptoms will be assessed with a self-administer questionnaire, the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

    Measured: 2 weeks post-neoadjuvant therapy

  16. Post-NAT self-reported physical activity

    Self-reported physical activity levels will be measured using a validated questionnaire, the Yale Physical Activity Survey

    Measured: 2 weeks post-neoadjuvant therapy

Timeline

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

  1. First posted5 Dec 2022
  2. Study start10 Jun 2023
  3. Primary completion1 Feb 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion1 Jun 2027 (estimated)

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
Treatment
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
60 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05636969
Sponsor's protocol ID
HCB-TNA-2022
Status last verified
Nov 2025
First submitted
20 Nov 2022
Last updated
15 Oct 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Brunelli A, Rocco G, Szanto Z, Thomas P, Falcoz PE. Morbidity and mortality of lobectomy or pneumonectomy after neoadjuvant treatment: an analysis from the ESTS database. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2020 Apr 1;57(4):740-746. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz287.

    PubMed 31638692
  • Cabanero Sanchez A, Munoz Molina GM, Fra Fernandez S, Muriel Garcia A, Cilleruelo Ramos A, Martinez Hernandez N, Hernando Trancho F, Moreno Mata N; GE-VATS. Impact of neoadjuvant therapy on postoperative complications in non-small-cell lung cancer patients subjected to anatomic lung resection. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2022 Sep;48(9):1947-1953. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2022.03.008. Epub 2022 Mar 29.

    PubMed 35379545
  • Connolly JG, Fiasconaro M, Tan KS, Cirelli MA Jr, Jones GD, Caso R, Mansour DE, Dycoco J, No JS, Molena D, Isbell JM, Park BJ, Bott MJ, Jones DR, Rocco G. Postinduction therapy pulmonary function retesting is necessary before surgical resection for non-small cell lung cancer. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2022 Aug;164(2):389-397.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2021.12.030. Epub 2021 Dec 23.

    PubMed 35086669
  • Jack S, West MA, Raw D, Marwood S, Ambler G, Cope TM, Shrotri M, Sturgess RP, Calverley PM, Ottensmeier CH, Grocott MP. The effect of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on physical fitness and survival in patients undergoing oesophagogastric cancer surgery. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2014 Oct;40(10):1313-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ejso.2014.03.010. Epub 2014 Mar 27.

    PubMed 24731268
  • Sinclair R, Navidi M, Griffin SM, Sumpter K. The impact of neoadjuvant chemotherapy on cardiopulmonary physical fitness in gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Ann R Coll Surg Engl. 2016 Jul;98(6):396-400. doi: 10.1308/rcsann.2016.0135. Epub 2016 May 3.

    PubMed 27138851
  • Silver JK, Baima J. Cancer prehabilitation: an opportunity to decrease treatment-related morbidity, increase cancer treatment options, and improve physical and psychological health outcomes. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2013 Aug;92(8):715-27. doi: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31829b4afe.

    PubMed 23756434
  • Granger C, Cavalheri V. Preoperative exercise training for people with non-small cell lung cancer. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Sep 28;9(9):CD012020. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012020.pub3.

    PubMed 36170564
  • Allen SK, Brown V, White D, King D, Hunt J, Wainwright J, Emery A, Hodge E, Kehinde A, Prabhu P, Rockall TA, Preston SR, Sultan J. Multimodal Prehabilitation During Neoadjuvant Therapy Prior to Esophagogastric Cancer Resection: Effect on Cardiopulmonary Exercise Test Performance, Muscle Mass and Quality of Life-A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial. Ann Surg Oncol. 2022 Mar;29(3):1839-1850. doi: 10.1245/s10434-021-11002-0. Epub 2021 Nov 1.

    PubMed 34725764
  • Chen YX, Sebio-Garcia R, Arguis MJ, Reguart N, Arcocha A, Navarro A, Navarro-Ripoll R, Boujibar F, Munoz-Borrajo S, Boada M, Urena A, Guirao A, Siso M, Cardena-Gutierrez A, Perez-Garcia R, Bello I, Martinez-Palli G. Multimodal prehabilitation to prevent loss of cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with locally advanced lung cancer undergoing chemoimmunotherapy: protocol for a non-randomized multicentre study. Transl Lung Cancer Res. 2025 Sep 30;14(9):4057-4067. doi: 10.21037/tlcr-2025-311. Epub 2025 Sep 28.

    PubMed 41133003

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Multimodal prehabilitation in people with Non Small Cell Lung Cancer, run by Hospital Clinic of Barcelona at 1 site in Spain.

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 1 inclusion and 3 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Oct 2026. 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 Spain. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Raquel Sebio, PhD (+34634787194, sebio@clinic.cat), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Changes in cardiorespiratory fitness assessed with a cardiopulmonary exercise test (time frame: 2 weeks post-neoadjuvant therapy). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05636969, which also lists 9 linked publications.

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 15 Oct 2026.

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