Exercise program aims to ease chemo nerve damage in cancer survivors
NCT ID NCT06405542
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a 10-week, at-home exercise program is safe and helpful for cancer survivors who have ongoing nerve pain, numbness, or tingling from chemotherapy. About 40 participants will do remote exercise sessions and health coaching calls. The goal is to see if the program is practical and can reduce nerve-related symptoms.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- 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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Apr 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2026
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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- Ages
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18 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: * Received a diagnosis of any cancer and treated with curative intent (no minimum dose) including Stage 3 \& 4 gynecologic malignancies, treated in the platinum-sensitive setting * Are \> 6 months post-completion of chemotherapy (ie no other chemotherapeutic agents since completing of the chemotherapy regimen) * Report \> Grade 1 on the Patient Reported NCI Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 5.0 grading scale (numbness and tingling severity item) and neuropathic pain \>3 on the Neuropathic Pain 4 (DN4) (interview) (0-7) * The presence of peripheral neuropathy due to chemotherapy (following onset of chemotherapy), as established via clinical assessment * May be on maintenance oncologic therapies (ie endocrine therapy, Poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitors) not known to cause neuropathy * No current plans for chemotherapy in the next 6 months * Currently engaging in \< 90min per week of planned moderate-intensity aerobic exercise * Independent with ambulation and transfers with or without ambulatory assistance (EGOG 0-2) * Able to communicate sufficiently in English to complete intervention, questionnaires, and consent * Willing to participate in the intervention and attend in-person physical assessments * Have access to and are able to operate videoconferencing. Exclusion Criteria: * Known neurological conditions influencing cognition and preventing safe or appropriate engagement with self-management and exercise recommendations * Pre-existing neuropathy prior to the start of chemotherapy * Are currently enrolled in other cancer rehabilitation or exercise-based programs/interventions. * Are currently taking ado-trastuzumab emtansine (TDM1) (ex. Kadcyla)
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ELLICSR: Health Wellness and Cancer Survivorship Centre
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 2N2, Canada
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