Can fasting and exercise beat cancer fatigue?

NCT ID NCT06123988

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First seen Aug 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether prolonged overnight fasting, exercise, or both can reduce fatigue in women with advanced breast cancer who are taking CDK4/6 inhibitors with endocrine therapy. Participants will follow a 12-week program of fasting for 12-14 hours overnight, an exercise routine, or a combination, and report their fatigue, sleep, and quality of life. The goal is to find supportive care strategies that ease treatment-related fatigue and improve daily well-being.

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Active substance
Prolonged overnight fasting and/or exercise
What this could lead to
If effective, these lifestyle programs could offer drug-free ways to reduce fatigue and improve quality of life for women with advanced breast cancer.
What could go wrong
The trial is early and results may not apply to all patients. Fasting or exercise may be hard to maintain and could have side effects like hunger or injury.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 260 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2024

Expected to finish

Sep 2029

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Women 2. Able to provide written informed consent 3. Able to speak, read, and understand English or Spanish 4. Postmenopausal (including concurrent use of ovarian suppression) 5. Diagnosis of ER+ and/or PR+, hormone estrogen receptor-2 (HER-2)- or HER-2+ metastatic or locally advanced unresectable breast cancer 6. Initiation of endocrine therapy in combination with a CDK4/6 inhibitor (e.g., palbociclib, ribociclib, or abemaciclib), with or without hormone estrogen receptor-2 (HER2)-directed therapy (e.g., trastuzumab ± pertuzumab), or in combination with both a CDK4/6 inhibitor and a Phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) or Protein kinase B (AKT) inhibitor, within the past 90 days. a) Participants who switch from one CDK4/6 inhibitor to another due to toxicity or insurance constraints remain eligible, provided enrollment occurs within 90 days of initiating the subsequent CDK4/6 inhibitor in the metastatic or locally advanced setting. 7. Having not consistently (not equal to or more than 50% of the time) engaged in more than 90 minutes of moderate or 45 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week over the past 3 months 8. Having not consistently engaged in resistance training 2 or more days per week over the past 3 months 9. Having not consistently (not equal to or more than 50% of the time) engaged in structured fasting (i.e., not regularly fasting for ≥12hr/night) for the past 3 months 10. Approval from a medical oncology provider to participate. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Unable to provide consent 2. Unable to read or understand English or Spanish 3. Dependent on supplemental oxygen 4. Unstable cardiac disease 5. Insulin-dependent diabetes 6. Unable to walk 2 blocks without assistance (excluding canes) 7. Regularly maintaining a shiftwork schedule, i.e. working evening shifts, night shifts, or rotating shifts in the last 3 months 8. History of a clinical eating disorder 9. Unstable bone metastases 10. More than 90 days since initiation of endocrine therapy in combination with 1) a CDK4/6 inhibitor, with or without HER2-directed therapy, or 2) a CDK 4/6 inhibitor in combination with a PI3K/AKT inhibitor, in the metastatic or locally advanced. 11. Presence of a severe medical condition or psychiatric condition or medications that would preclude participation of the study intervention.

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Conditions

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Locations

  • Arizona State University

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Phoenix, Arizona, 85004, United States

  • Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

    RECRUITING

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • University of Miami

    RECRUITING

    Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

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