Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Effect of Qigong Therapy in Patients With Advanced Lung and Gastrointestinal Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Effect of Qigong Therapy in Patients With Advanced Lung and Gastrointestinal Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

Official Title: Effect of Qigong Therapy in Patients With Advanced NSCLC and GI Cancer Undergoing Chemotherapy

Study ID: NCT01374100

Conditions

Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung

Cancer of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Interventions

Standard Exercise

Qigong Exercise

Study Description

Brief Summary: Cancer patients face a number of symptoms related to treatment or disease which may impair quality of life, such as decreased functional capacity, fatigue, nausea an vomiting, distress, depression and unmet psychological needs. Due to this array of symptoms, cancer patients often seek supportive complementary and alternative medicine, which many patients use along with conventional treatments. Qigong, a type traditional chinese medicine, is a mind-body exercise that combines meditation, slow physical movements, and controlled breathing. The investigators hypothesise that Qigong therapy is better in the reduction of anxiety and depression levels and the improvement of quality of life in patients with lung and gastrointestinal (GI) cancer who are eligible for anti-cancer treatment, when compared to standard exercise training.

Detailed Description: As per summary above