Walk or cycle before cancer treatment: new study tests exercise boost
NCT ID NCT05358938
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This early-phase study tests whether 30 minutes of moderate exercise (like walking or cycling) right before standard immunotherapy can improve treatment for certain skin cancers (melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma, Merkel cell carcinoma). About 22 adults will exercise before each immunotherapy dose. The main goals are to see if people can stick with the exercise routine and whether it changes tumor markers or delays cancer return.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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22 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2022
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
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
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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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: * Age ≥ 18 years * Able to read and speak English fluently * Capable of giving informed consent * Reported ability to complete 20-30 minutes moderate exercise per positive response to "can you currently walk unaided for six minutes or more?". * Scheduled for first-time checkpoint blockade immunotherapy with FDA-approved drugs, including avelumab, cemiplimab, ipilimumab, nivolumab, pembrolizumab or relatlimab in the absence of other therapies (e.g. targeted therapy) * Melanoma patients (adjuvant setting) * Melanoma patients (neoadjuvant setting) * cuSCC patients (neoadjuvant setting) * Merkel cell carcinoma patients (neoadjuvant setting) Participants may also be required to have a full COVID vaccination series; the most up-to-date best practice guidelines for research at Moffitt Cancer Center will dictate the need for such a vaccination series. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of medical conditions, such as severe cardiovascular disease for which an exercise intervention may not be warranted. * Presence of major postoperative complications for which an exercise intervention may not be warranted.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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