Table 1

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteriaExclusion criteria
  • Aged 18 years or over

  • Planned to receive surgical treatment for NSCLC

  • Able to provide informed consent

  • Expected to be alive >6 months

  • ECOG performance status 0–2

  • Not currently meeting physical activity aerobic guidelines of 150 min of moderate intensity physical activity or 75 min of vigorous physical activity per week

  • Non-English-speaking with insufficient English language skills to complete the questionnaires.

  • Metastatic disease (stage IV lung cancer) at study entry.

  • Acute uncontrolled cardiovascular or respiratory issues.

  • Decompensated heart failure, severe aortic stenosis, uncontrolled arrhythmia, or acute coronary syndrome.

  • Non-ambulant.

  • ECOG performance status of 3 or four at study entry.

  • Cognitive impairment (determined as not being able to provide consent for surgery).

  • ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; NSCLC, non-small cell lung cancer.