Exercise and fiber may boost immunotherapy in melanoma patients
NCT ID NCT06298734
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether high-intensity exercise and a high-fiber diet are practical and helpful for people with advanced melanoma who are receiving immunotherapy. About 40 adults will be assigned to exercise, diet changes, both, or standard care. The goal is to see if these lifestyle changes can improve gut health and immune function during treatment.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 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 years. * Histologically diagnosed with melanoma. * Having been or newly receiving immunotherapy for at least one month. * Having a plan to continue immunotherapy for at least 8 weeks at the time of recruitment. * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) Performance Status of 0-2, indicating the ability to fulfill physical fitness and function assessments. * Ability to understand and willingness to provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Participating in ≥ 150 minutes of moderate-to-vigorous aerobic exercise per week over the past month. * Consuming ≥ 30 grams/day of dietary fiber over the past month. * Having chronic medical conditions that are clinically unstable or uncontrolled with medications, deemed high-risk for exercise. These include but are not limited to unstable cardiac diseases, uncontrolled diabetes, and bone metastases with imminent risk of fracture. * Having a high risk for noncompliance with study procedures. This will be determined by the study team based on the history of missed oncology appointments (i.e., ≥3 no-shows in 6 months) and poor responsiveness during recruitment (i.e., ≥3 unreturned contacts). * Patients who are non-English speaking and cannot complete the participant surveys.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Fred Hutch/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
RECRUITINGSeattle, Washington, 98109, United States
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