Lung cancer fatigue: could calisthenics be the answer?
NCT ID NCT07237503
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether doing calisthenic exercises (like push-ups and squats) can reduce fatigue and improve attitudes toward exercise in people with lung cancer. Thirty-three patients either exercised with a physiotherapist or followed a booklet at home for 8 weeks. The goal is to see if guided exercise helps them feel less tired and more active.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- calisthenic exercises
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to help lung cancer patients feel less tired and more willing to exercise.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small study (33 people) with no blinding, so results may not be reliable or apply to everyone. Exercise may be hard for some patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 33 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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 to 65 years
- 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: * To be between the ages of 18-65 * Patients with lung cancer who continue to receive chemotherapy, radiotherapy or immunotherapy (smart drugs) * Patients reporting fatigue of 3 or more on the Modified Borg Scale Exclusion Criteria: * Uncontrolled hypertension, diabetes mellitus, heart failure and atrial fibrillation * Any acute infection at the time of assessment * Those with orthopaedic, neurological, psychological, etc. problems that may limit the assessments
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hasan Kalyoncu Üniversitesi
Gaziantep, Turkey (Türkiye)
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