Pedaling through chemo: cycling program aims to keep breast cancer patients strong
NCT ID NCT06455904
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a weekly cycling exercise program can help breast cancer patients maintain their physical fitness during chemotherapy. About 156 women with early-stage breast cancer will either do the cycling program or receive standard care. The goal is to see if the exercise reduces common side effects like muscle weakness and tiredness.
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Study facts
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- 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 156 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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.
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Woman ≥ 18 years old * Stage I to III breast cancer * Patient currently planning (neo)adjuvant treatment combining anthracycline-cyclophosphamide and weekly paclitaxel (± trastuzumab) * Affiliation to a social security system * Able to speak, read and understand French Exclusion Criteria: * No prior chemotherapy treatment * Any known cardiac or vascular pathology * Contraindications to physical fitness assessment * Protected adult * Psychiatric, musculoskeletal or neurological problems * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman (NB: this population is already subject to a contraindication to (neo)adjuvant treatment. For women of childbearing age, a betaHCG dosage is already carried out systematically before the start of chemotherapy and information on the need for contraception throughout the chemotherapy period is provided before the start of treatment. As part of this study, only the presence of this test with a negative result at the start of chemotherapy will be checked. inclusion, if available).
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Conditions
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpitaux civils de Colmar
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGColmar, 68024, France
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Institut de cancérologie Strasbourg Europe
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, 67033, France
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