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Can a 10-Week lifestyle program boost fitness after cancer?

NCT ID NCT04987359

Symptom relief Sponsor: Pennington Biomedical Research Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 17, 2026 · Last updated Sep 18, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers test a 10-week lifestyle program for people who have finished cancer treatment. The program combines structured exercise, nutrition counseling, and behavioral therapy. They compare it with a waitlist group to see how it affects cardiorespiratory fitness and body weight. Participants must have a history of cancer and a body mass index of 30 or higher, or 27 or higher with related health conditions.

What this could mean

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Active substance
a 10-week program combining structured exercise training, nutritional counseling, and intensive behavioral therapy
What this could lead to
If it works, this could give cancer survivors a structured way to improve fitness and manage weight after treatment.
What could go wrong
The trial is small, with 33 participants, and a 10-week program may not produce lasting changes. Fitness and weight can be hard to shift, and results might not apply to all survivors.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

33 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Aug 2021

Finished

Feb 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Ability to provide informed consent before any trial-related activities * History of any malignancy * Completion of cancer-directed therapy (e.g., surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy) prior to enrollment (patients receiving ongoing endocrine or targeted therapy are eligible to participate) * No evidence of residual or recurrent cancer under active treatment * Age ≥18 years * Body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2 or BMI ≥27 kg/m2 with one or more treated or untreated weight-related coexisting conditions * Willing to be randomized * Allow the collection and storage of biospecimens and data for future use Exclusion Criteria: * Engaging in ≥3 purposeful exercise sessions per week, on average, over the past 12 weeks * Significant purposeful weight loss (\>11 kg) within the past 12 weeks * Current use of medications or devices for the purpose of weight loss * Metabolic or bariatric surgery within the last year * Cardiovascular, respiratory, or musculoskeletal disease that would prohibit participation in an exercise and weight loss program * Currently pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant with the next 12 weeks * Psychiatric disorders or conditions that would preclude participation in the study intervention * Any other condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, may impede testing of the study hypothesis or make it unsafe to engage in the study

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Conditions

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cancer neoplasm

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Neoplasm malignant

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Pennington Biomedical Research Center

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70808, United States

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