Personalized walking plan may boost fitness during breast cancer chemo

NCT ID NCT05716893

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study compares two exercise programs for women receiving chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer. One program uses a fixed amount of walking each week, while the other adjusts the amount based on how each woman responds. The goal is to see which approach better improves cardiorespiratory fitness. About 140 women will take part.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: aerobic exercise (walking program)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that tailoring exercise to each patient's response helps maintain or improve fitness during chemotherapy.
What could go wrong: This is a mid-stage trial with only 140 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The benefit is about fitness, not directly treating the cancer.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast carcinoma breast neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

BREAST CANCER BREAST CARCINOMA

Contacts and locations

Locations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITING

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Limited protocol activities)
RECRUITING

Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activities)
RECRUITING

New York, New York, 10065, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITING

Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Limited protocol activities)
RECRUITING

Rockville Centre, New York, 11553, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk - Commack (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITING

Commack, New York, 11725, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Limited Protocol Activities)
RECRUITING

Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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