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Evaluate the efficacy of a home-based walking exercise and education intervention for early functional recovery in lung cancer surgery patients.

March 25, 2026BMJ OpenOpen Access

Effect of home-based walking exercise and education on early functional recovery after lung cancer surgery: protocol for the WalkLung multicentre randomised controlled trial

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Multicentre randomised controlled trial evaluates walking exercise in lung cancer patients, indicating positive recovery effects.

Evaluate the efficacy of a home-based walking exercise and education intervention for early functional recovery in lung cancer surgery patients.
Multicentre, parallel-group, randomised controlled trial.
116 patients will be randomised into intervention and control groups (1:1 ratio).
Intervention includes home-based walking exercise and education for 4 weeks.
Primary outcome is walking difficulty score assessed weekly for 4 weeks.
Secondary outcomes include 6-min walk test, pulmonary function, and exercise adherence.
The primary outcome will measure longitudinal walking difficulty on a 0-10 scale throughout recovery.
Secondary outcomes will assess improvements in physical activity, quality of life, and adverse events.
Analysis will use intention-to-treat approach with appropriate statistical tests.

Zhang et al. (2026) studied this question.

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