Can a tailored, At-Home exercise plan help breast cancer survivors get moving?
NCT ID NCT07706556
First seen Jul 15, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This pilot study tests a remotely delivered physical activity program designed to help breast cancer survivors increase their weekly exercise. Participants are assigned to either an affect-based or effort-based exercise prescription and receive coaching sessions. Those who are not meeting activity goals at six weeks may be stepped up to additional support. The study aims to see if this adaptive approach is feasible and engaging for survivors.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a remotely delivered, adaptive physical activity intervention with affect-based or effort-based exercise prescription
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could offer a practical, scalable way to help breast cancer survivors become more active and improve their health.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study focused on feasibility, not effectiveness. The results may not apply to all survivors, and the intervention may not lead to lasting changes.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 55 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: -≥18 years old * Within 5 years of completing primary cancer treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation) for Stage 0-III breast cancer * \<60 mins/week moderate-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) with no major changes for the past 6- months * Own an Android or iPhone smartphone (or tablet) and willing to use it to complete app-based surveys during assessment periods * Willing to wear the ActiGraph monitor during assessment periods * Access to internet to complete REDCap survey assessments Exclusion Criteria: * Non-English speaking/not able to read English * Evidence of major contraindications for exercise (informed by the 2020 Physical Activity Readiness-Questionnaire (PAR-Q)+) * Currently pregnant * History of severe mental illness or currently taking mood stabilizing medications (antipsychotics, anticonvulsants, or lithium) * Evidence of moderate-severe depressive symptoms (indicated by a score≥ 10 on the Patient Health Questionnaire-8) * Evidence of moderate-severe cognitive impairment (indicated by a score \< 3 on a 6-item cognitive screener) * Evidence of clinically significant substance use as indicated by a score of ≥ 2 on the CAGE- AID screener.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Clinic
RECRUITINGLebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States
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