Walking may counteract Radiation's colon cancer risk
NCT ID NCT07790718
First seen Aug 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests whether a walking program can reduce signs of colorectal cancer in men who had pelvic radiation for prostate cancer. Radiation can raise the risk of colon cancer years later by causing mutations and inflammation. Researchers will compare colon tissue and blood samples before and after six months of exercise to see if molecular changes linked to cancer are reduced.
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 (individualized walking sessions)
- What this could lead to
- If exercise reduces cancer-related molecular changes in the colon, it could point to a simple way to lower colon cancer risk in prostate cancer survivors.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is small and early, so results may not apply broadly. Exercise may not change colon tissue in a meaningful way, and the study only measures markers, not actual cancer development.
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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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About 30 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
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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40 to 80 years
- Sex
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Male participants only
- 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: * Documented informed consent of the participant and/or legally authorized representative * Assent, when appropriate, will be obtained per institutional guidelines * Agreement to allow the use of archival tissue from diagnostic tumor biopsies * If unavailable, exceptions may be granted with study principal investigator (PI) approval * Age: 40-80 years * Body mass index (BMI): \> 25 kg/m\^2 * Has Apple Health application (app) on personal device with valid iOS operating software (i.e., iOS 15.0 or higher) * Has a registered MyChart/MyCityofHope account (or be willing to register for one) and the app downloaded onto personal device * Ability to read and understand English to review MyChart/MyCityofHope on-screen instructions to sync and share Apple Health data, and for safety during exercise testing * Previously diagnosed with localized prostate cancer * Completed pelvic radiotherapy 12-20 months ago * Presence of abnormalities (e.g., polyps, lesions) in the colon * Assessed for exercise participation as per pre-screening clearance via the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire (PAR-Q+) (stage 2 only) * Low physical activity, defined by \< 5,000 steps/day over the last 12 months as per Apple Health data (stage 2 only) Exclusion Criteria: * Enrollment in any other program (e.g., weight loss program) that may alter the impact of exercise on outcomes * Presence of any other concurrent, actively treated malignancy * Distant metastatic malignancy of any kind * Any other condition that would, in the Investigator's judgment, contraindicate the patient's participation in the clinical study due to safety concerns with clinical study procedures * Prospective participants who, in the opinion of the investigator, may not be able to comply with all study procedures (including compliance issues related to feasibility/logistics)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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City of Hope Medical Center
RECRUITINGDuarte, California, 91010, United States
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City of Hope at Irvine Lennar
RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 92618, United States
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