Diet and exercise may ease cancer treatment side effects

NCT ID NCT07160296

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: Renown Health Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a 20-week program of nutrition counseling, home-based exercise, and wellness education can reduce side effects and improve quality of life in 30 adults with head and neck cancer undergoing chemoradiation. The program includes weekly group sessions with a dietitian, twice-weekly resistance exercises, daily walking, and stress management coaching. The main goal is to see if the program is feasible and acceptable during active treatment, not yet to prove it works.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: 20-week lifestyle program (nutrition counseling, home-based exercise, wellness education)
What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward a practical way to help head and neck cancer patients feel better and stay stronger during chemoradiation.
What could go wrong: This is a very small early study (30 people) focused on feasibility, not proof of benefit. The program may be too demanding during treatment, and results may not apply to all patients.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

head and neck cancer Head and Neck Neoplasms head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

HEAD AND NECK CANCER

Contacts and locations

Locations

Conrad Breast Center at South Meadows
RECRUITING

Reno, Nevada, 89521, United States
Renown Regional Medical Center
RECRUITING

Reno, Nevada, 89502, United States

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