Simple breathing workouts may protect cancer Patients' hearts and lungs

NCT ID NCT05787834

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether doing breathing exercises at home can help reduce heart and lung side effects in people being treated for breast, head/neck, or lung cancer. The exercises are designed to strengthen breathing muscles and may be easier than regular aerobic exercise for patients undergoing treatment. Researchers will track how well patients stick with the program and measure changes in physical function.

What this could mean

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

Active substance

respiratory muscle training (breathing exercises)

What this could lead to

If it works, this could offer a simple, home-based way to reduce heart and lung side effects during cancer treatment, improving quality of life.

What could go wrong

This is an early feasibility study focused on whether patients can stick with the exercises, not yet on proven benefits. The results may not apply to all cancer types.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast carcinoma breast neoplasm head and neck cancer Head and Neck Neoplasms lung cancer lung neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute

    RECRUITING

    Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States

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