Punjabi cancer patients get a custom exercise boost
NCT ID NCT07643389
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This pilot study tested whether a 12-week exercise program designed for Punjabi-speaking South Asian cancer patients and their support persons is practical and well-liked. Twelve participants did twice-weekly exercise sessions and filled out questionnaires. The goal was to see if this culturally tailored approach is feasible and might improve physical and emotional health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Culturally tailored exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a culturally adapted exercise program is a practical way to improve physical and emotional well-being for South Asian cancer patients and their caregivers.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study with only 12 participants, so results may not apply to larger groups. It measures feasibility, not whether exercise actually improves health outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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12 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2025
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- 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
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Punjabi-speaking * Self-identified as being of South Asian heritage * over the age of 18 * pre-, post-, or currently receiving cancer treatment or a support person of an individual living with and beyond cancer * cleared to participate in, at minimum, mild intensity exercise by a Clinical Exercise Physiologist * Able to provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * under the age of 18 * not cleared to exercise by a Clinical Exercise Physiologist
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Genesis Centre Calgary
Calgary, Alberta, T2N 1N4, Canada
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