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

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

200

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 24, 2023

Primary Completion Date

May 15, 2028

Study Completion Date

May 15, 2028

Conditions
Lung NeoplasmEsophageal Neoplasms
Interventions
BEHAVIORAL

Daylight exposure combine walking

"1. Out-door of bright-light exposure in the morning (36 min/day, 7 times/week) for six weeks.~2. Tailored to the individual patient with moderate intensity of walking (3 sessions/week) for six weeks. Duration of each session depends on one-on-one exercise consultation via communication software (LINE App). The duration of walking in week 1 is 15 minutes, then increasing 5 minutes each week if the patient has tolerance. If the patient cannot tolerate the duration, the coach will instruct to keep the same duration for the following week. Basically, the goal of duration in week six is 40 minutes.~3. Weekly exercise consultation via communication software (LINE App).~4. Teaching strategy includes one-on one instruction (hard-copy of teaching manual), video, and webpage."

BEHAVIORAL

Stretching exercise

"The stretching exercise includes two movements for the upper body and two movements for the lower body, 10 minutes each time, three times a week, for 6 weeks.~The researcher will explain to the participants about how to perform the stretching exercise, according to an instruction manual (hardcopy) for the exercise regimen.~A video is shown to the participants (the content same as hardcopy of education manual)."

Trial Locations (1)

112

RECRUITING

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei City

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences

OTHER

lead

Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan

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