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Can exercise help cancer patients? new study aims to find out

NCT ID NCT06960291

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Calgary Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study is testing a supervised exercise program for people with cancer. Participants will take part in group exercise classes twice a week for 8 to 12 weeks. The goal is to see if the program helps improve physical activity levels and manage cancer-related symptoms. The study will include 740 adults across Canada.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
supervised group exercise classes (aerobic, resistance, balance, flexibility)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a proven, community-based exercise program to help cancer patients feel better and stay active during and after treatment.
What could go wrong
This is an implementation study, not a test of a new drug. Benefits may vary, and the program may not be available everywhere.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 740 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Mar 2025

Expected to finish

Nov 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * have or had a diagnosis of cancer; * be 18 years or older; * be able to participate in low-intensity levels of activity, at minimum; * be pretreatment, or receiving active cancer treatment (i.e., surgery, systemic therapy and radiation therapy), have received cancer treatment within the past 3 years, or if beyond 3 years since treatment completion, have a referral from their healthcare team indicating they have side effects from cancer treatment or the cancer itself, that could be improved or managed with exercise; * be able to provide informed written consent in English or French Exclusion Criteria: * does not or did not have a cancer diagnosis * is under the age of 18 * is unable to participate in mild exercise, at minimum * is not pretreatment, or receiving active cancer treatment (i.e., surgery, systemic therapy and radiation therapy), has not received cancer treatment within the past 3 years, or if beyond 3 years since treatment completion, doesn't have side effects from cancer treatment or the cancer itself, that could be improved or managed with exercise * unable to read/write in English * for online programs, does not have internet or computer access

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

breast cancer breast neoplasm cancer colon carcinoma colonic neoplasm lung cancer lung neoplasm Motor Activity neoplasm prostate cancer

As listed by the trial registrant

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Breast cancers Cancer Colon cancer Lung cancers Prostate cancers

How to take part

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  1. The study's own enquiry address

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  2. The places running it

    5 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  3. The official record

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal

    RECRUITING

    Montreal, Quebec, H2X 0A9, Canada

  • Nova Scotia Health Authority

    RECRUITING

    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 4R2, Canada

    Contact Email: •••••@•••••

  • University of British Columbia

    RECRUITING

    Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T 1Z7, Canada

  • University of Calgary

    RECRUITING

    Calgary, Alberta, T2N1N4, Canada

  • University of Toronto

    RECRUITING

    Toronto, Ontario, M5S 1A1, Canada

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