New program aims to boost cancer patients' quality of life with daily emails and biofeedback
NCT ID NCT05508412
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a 6-month program called CancerPEP that sends daily emails to cancer patients and survivors with tips on exercise, yoga, stress reduction, and healthy eating. The goal was to see if the program is practical and helps improve mental and physical health. 104 adults with a history of cancer took part, and some received stress-reduction biofeedback equipment right away, while others got it later.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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104 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2022
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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19 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age \>18. * History of a cancer diagnosis as per the participant's report. * Safe to exercise and do strength training. Participants who have recovered from a minor stroke or heart condition in the past will require approval from their Family Physician or Cardiologist to participate in the study. * Participants with advanced cancer (including cancer spread to bones) will need approval from the Study Physician or their Oncologist to participate. * Existing (or willingness to create) email account and willingness to access email daily. * Ability to follow website links to watch YouTube videos. * Ability to understand and speak English. * Ability to participate in low to moderate levels of physical activity and strength training. * Ability and willingness to fill out an online survey at baseline, and 6, 12 and possibly 24 months, and a weekly compliance survey for the six months of the program. * Deemed to have an expected survival greater than 1 year and expected to be well enough to complete the six-month training Exclusion Criteria: * Patients deemed unfit to participate in low to moderate level exercise e.g., including but not limited to a myocardial infarction or stroke within the last year, without approval from their Family Physician or Cardiologist that they are safe to exercise. * Unable to access the internet and lack of a computer or smartphone to receive emails required for study intervention, or unable to click on a link to successfully watch a YouTube video. * Those with a predicted survival less than 1 year, or not expected to be able to participate in the program for six months.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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QEII Health Sciences Centre
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y9, Canada
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