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A study looking at exercise for people with advanced non small cell lung cancer (EMBRACE)

Overview

Cancer types:

Lung cancer, Non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)

Status:

Closed

Phase:

Pilot

Details

This is a study to see if an exercise programme before and during chemotherapy improves physical fitness in people with advanced non small cell lung cancer.

Recruitment start: 1 March 2014

Recruitment end: 2 January 2019

How to join

Please note: In order to join a trial you will need to discuss it with your doctor, unless otherwise specified.

Chief investigators

Dr Sandy Jack

Supported by

British Lung Foundation

British Oxygen Chair (Fit 4 Surgery Programme)

NIHR CRN National Anaesthesia Perioperative Medicine and Pain Management

NIHR Clinical Research Network: Cancer

National Institute of Academic Anaesthesia

Royal College of Anaesthetists

University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust

Last reviewed: 03 Jan 2019

CRUK internal database number: 11976

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