New study tests Home-Based exercise and brain games for cancer Survivors' memory woes
NCT ID NCT05388214
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This pilot study is testing a combined program of mobile health exercise and cognitive rehabilitation for older cancer survivors (age 60+) who have concerns about memory or thinking after treatment. The program uses a smartphone app for exercise tracking and group workshops for brain training. The main goal is to see if the program is feasible and acceptable, with secondary goals of measuring changes in self-reported cognition. Only 40 participants will be enrolled, and all will receive the same intervention.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- combined mobile health exercise and cognitive rehabilitation intervention
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a practical, home-based program to help older cancer survivors manage memory and thinking problems after treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early pilot study with only 40 participants and no comparison group. It is designed to test feasibility, not effectiveness, so results may not lead to a proven treatment.
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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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
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- Ages
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60 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥60 years at the time of consent * Have a diagnosis of any cancer * Have completed curative intent treatments * Patients on endocrine therapies are allowed to enroll * Patients with hematologic malignancies after autologous or allogeneic stem cell transplant are allowed to enroll as long as they have completed curative-intent treatment * Have concerns about memory or other thinking abilities following cancer treatment\* * English speaking (because the interventions are available in English language only) * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status of 0-3 * No medical contraindications for exercise per oncologist# * Able to walk 4 meters# * Able to provide informed consent# (\*) Confirmed by asking the patient (#) Confirmed through eligibility confirmation with the patient's oncologist or their designee Exclusion Criteria: * Physical, psychological, or social impairments that would interfere with patient's ability to participate in the study or participate in the intervention, as determined by the PIs and oncology team.
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Locations
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University of Rochester
RECRUITINGRochester, New York, 14642, United States
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