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Tailored workouts may keep elderly cancer patients on their feet

NCT ID NCT01432067

Disease control Sponsor: University Hospital, Bordeaux Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested whether giving older cancer patients (70+) personalized physical activity advice helps them maintain physical function and independence during curative cancer treatment. Over 300 participants were randomly assigned to either a standard exercise guide or a program tailored to their abilities. The main goal was to see if tailored advice could prevent a decline in mobility and daily living skills over one year.

What this could mean

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Active substance
personalized physical activity advice
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that tailored exercise programs help older cancer patients stay independent and maintain quality of life during treatment.
What could go wrong
This is a completed study with results, but the intervention is behavioral and may not work for everyone. Benefits may depend on individual adherence and health status.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

302 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2011

Finished

Jun 2016

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

70 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * 70 years old or older * Curative cares for cancer by chemotherapy and/ or surgery and/or hormonotherapy and/ or radiotherapy * Patient with histologically proven lymphoma or carcinoma : * Colon, rectum or anal canal Cancer * Breast Cancer * Esophageal cancer * Otolaryngology Cancer * Kidney cancer * hepatocellular carcinoma * Stomach Cancer * Pancreatic cancer * Bile duct cancer * Ovarian Cancer * All lymphoma diffuse large B-cell and all peripheral T-cells lymphomas * All low-grade lymphoma: lymphocytes, lymphocytes and plasma cells, follicular, mantle, marginal zone (MALT and others) * Prostate cancer * Bladder Cancer * Lung cancer * adenocarcinoma of unknown primary origin compatible with previous quoted origin * Performance status (ECOG) \<4 * Patient who had given oral consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Palliative cares for cancer

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Conditions

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cancer Motor Activity neoplasm

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Cancer Elderly population

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CH Mont de Marsan

    Mont-de-Marsan, France

  • CH de Dax

    Dax, France

  • CHRU Lille

    Lille, 59000, France

  • CHU Bordeaux - hôpital Xavier Arnozan

    Pessac, 33604, France

  • CHU Nancy hôpital adulte du brabois

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France

  • CHU de Bordeaux - Hôpital Saint André

    Bordeaux, 33000, France

  • CHU de Limoges, Hôpital Dupuytren

    Limoges, 87042, France

  • Centre Alexis Vautrin CLCC Nancy

    Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France

  • Centre Oscar Lambret, CLCC Lille

    Lille, 59020, France

  • Centre hospitalier de Senlis

    Senlis, 60309, France

  • Institut Bergonié

    Bordeaux, 33076, France

  • Institut jean Godinot, CLCC Reims

    Reims, 51056, France

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