Exercise and diet combo tested for head and neck cancer recovery
NCT ID NCT05798780
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a program combining resistance training and a Mediterranean diet is practical and helpful for people with head and neck cancer undergoing radiation. Forty participants will receive supervised exercise sessions and pre-made meals, plus dietary coaching. The main goal is to see if patients can stick with the program, not yet to measure health outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Exercise and Mediterranean diet
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that combining exercise with a special diet helps head and neck cancer patients feel better and recover during and after radiation treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small early study (40 people) focused on whether the program is doable, not on health outcomes. It may not prove any real benefit, and results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * \>18 years old * Newly diagnosed tumors of the oral cavity, oropharynx, hypopharynx, or larynx * No documented or observable psychiatric or neurological disorders that would interfere with study participation (e.g., dementia, psychosis) * Able to speak and read English * Able to consume food orally * Willing to consume an alternative Mediterranean diet * Scheduled to receive treatment with radiation or chemoradiation * Screened via the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q+) with medical clearance of treating physicians, as necessary * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Women who are pregnant * Head and Neck Cancer not the primary diagnosis * Patients scheduled to receive surgery * Patients on enteral or parental nutrition
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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