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

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20+
SponsorTaipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

About this trial

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 criteria

Qualifiers

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.

Disqualifiers

Congestive heart failure.

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

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Daylight exposure combine walking
  • Stretching exercise

Treatment groups

200 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

Lead sponsor

National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

Collaborator