Can an iPad program help older cancer patients stay strong?
NCT ID NCT07011862
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether an 8-week digital program called COBRA, which includes balance and resistance exercises, is safe and practical for older adults with cancer. The program is delivered via an iPad with video calls. Researchers will track how many participants stick with the program to see if it's feasible for this group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- digital health promotion program (COBRA) with balance and resistance activities
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a safe, home-based exercise program to help older adults with cancer maintain strength and balance.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 38 participants, so results may not apply to all older cancer patients. The program is digital, which may limit access for some.
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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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38 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Expected to finish
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May 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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65 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: Older Adult Patients with Cancer \- Are within 1 year of completion of primary therapy for cancer OR have a diagnosis of metastatic cancer; 1. For the purpose of this study, primary therapy is defined as treatment of curative intent, first-line or later, from which the individual is advancing to active surveillance or follow-up with or without maintenance therapy. 2. Individuals with metastatic cancer may be included provided they have stable disease or better per most recent restaging exam at time of enrollment. i. Patients with stable metastatic bony disease at most recent restaging exam and a score of 0-2 on the Functional Pain Scale (FPS69; Appendix 18) are eligible. The PI will consult with the Rehab Med co-PI for FPS scores of 3 or greater, by patient request or PI discretion. ii. Patients with symptomatic visceral metastases will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis at time of enrollment. * Are aged 65 years and older, with no upper age limit; * ECOG PS 0-3 or Karnofsky PS greater than or equal to 40; * Can read and speak English; * Self-report access to internet connection sufficient to support videoconferencing. Clinicians * Licensed clinician (MD, RN, APP) with an interest in the care of older adults with cancer. Exclusion Criteria: Older Adult Patients with Cancer * Have any cognitive impairment, neurologic, musculoskeletal, or other comorbid condition (as assessed by their provider) that would prevent the individual from engaging with the digital health coaching program or complete study assessments or engage in progressive intensity levels of physical activity * Have a neurologic, musculoskeletal, or other comorbid condition that would impede their ability to safely engage in progressive intensity levels of physical activity (as assessed by their provider). Patients with metastatic disease and suspected interim progression since last restaging exam will be referred back to their primary oncology care team for evaluation prior to enrollment. * Have activity restrictions post-surgery at the time of enrollment Clinicians No expected exclusions
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen (Consent Only)
Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (All Protocol Activites)
New York, New York, 10065, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth (Consent only)
Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Nassau (Consent Only)
Uniondale, New York, 11553, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Suffolk-Commack (Consent Only)
Commack, New York, 11725, United States
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester (Consent only)
Harrison, New York, 10604, United States
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