Can exercise before cancer treatment improve outcomes?

NCT ID NCT06674889

Recruiting now Symptom relief Sponsor: UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This pilot study is testing whether a personalized exercise and rehabilitation program given before cancer treatment (called prehabilitation) can help adults with cancer maintain their function and quality of life. Sixty participants will be randomly assigned to either receive the program or standard care. The study aims to see if this approach is practical and beneficial.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: prehabilitation program (exercise and specialty consultation)
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that a tailored exercise program before cancer treatment helps patients feel better and function more independently.
What could go wrong: This is a very small pilot study with only 60 people, so results may not apply to everyone. It is testing feasibility, not yet proving effectiveness.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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

CANCER MALIGNANT TUMOR

Contacts and locations

Locations

The N.C. Cancer Hospital
RECRUITING

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States

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