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Simple breathing workouts may protect cancer Patients' hearts and lungs

NCT ID NCT05787834

Symptom relief Sponsor: Roswell Park Cancer Institute Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This study tests whether doing breathing exercises at home can help reduce heart and lung side effects in people being treated for breast, head/neck, or lung cancer. The exercises are designed to strengthen breathing muscles and may be easier than regular aerobic exercise for patients undergoing treatment. Researchers will track how well patients stick with the program and measure changes in physical function.

What this could mean

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Active substance
respiratory muscle training (breathing exercises)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a simple, home-based way to reduce heart and lung side effects during cancer treatment, improving quality of life.
What could go wrong
This is an early feasibility study focused on whether patients can stick with the exercises, not yet on proven benefits. The results may not apply to all cancer types.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

About 130 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Oct 2023

Expected to finish

Oct 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

21 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Able and willing to provide written informed consent * Age \>= 21 years old * Diagnosed with solid tumor (e.g., head and neck, thoracic, or breast cancer) * Scheduled to receive at least one dose of chemotherapy or immunotherapy or radiation * Treated at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of oral mucosal disease including oral mucositis, or oral candidiasis detected at baseline * Have uncontrolled intercurrent illness including, but not limited to, ongoing or active respiratory infection, symptomatic congestive heart failure, unstable angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia, heart failure or psychiatric illness/social situations that would limit compliance with study requirements * Any condition which in the Investigator's opinion deems the participant an unsuitable candidate to receive study intervention

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast carcinoma breast neoplasm head and neck cancer Head and Neck Neoplasms lung cancer lung neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

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Breast carcinoma Head and neck cancer Lung cancer

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Roswell Park Cancer Institute

    RECRUITING

    Buffalo, New York, 14263, United States

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