Can diet and exercise improve melanoma outcomes?

NCT ID NCT04778449

Recruiting now Knowledge-focused Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study looks at how lifestyle factors like diet, exercise, mental health, and social support affect quality of life and outcomes in people with melanoma. Researchers will follow 5,000 participants over time using surveys and medical records. The goal is to gather knowledge that could guide future lifestyle-based clinical trials and help doctors better counsel their patients.

What this could mean

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

What this could lead to: If successful, this study could help design future trials on lifestyle changes to improve melanoma patient outcomes and guide doctors in counseling patients.
What could go wrong: This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only looks for links between lifestyle and outcomes, so it cannot prove cause and effect.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cutaneous melanoma melanoma

As listed by the trial registrant

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

CUTANEOUS MELANOMA

Contacts and locations

Locations

M D Anderson Cancer Center
RECRUITING

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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