Heart help for cancer survivors: exercise and diet study launches

NCT ID NCT00633633

Ongoing Symptom relief Sponsor: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study looks at whether exercise training and dietary counseling can help cancer survivors who have heart failure. About 85 participants will either receive usual care or join a program with exercise three times a week and low-salt diet guidance. The goal is to see if this lifestyle approach is practical and can improve how patients feel.

What this could mean

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

Active substance: Exercise training and dietary counseling
What this could lead to: If successful, this could show that a structured exercise and diet program helps cancer survivors manage heart failure symptoms and improve daily life.
What could go wrong: This is a small early-stage study focused on feasibility, not on proving medical benefit. Results may not apply to all survivors, and lifestyle changes can be hard to maintain.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer heart failure Motor Activity

As listed by the trial registrant

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

HEART FAILURE

Contacts and locations

Locations

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, 78249, United States
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston, Texas, 77030, United States

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