Exercise during chemo: a new weapon against breast cancer?
NCT ID NCT06522971
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether high-intensity interval training (HIIT) can improve how breast cancer patients respond to chemotherapy before surgery. Fifty-five patients will either follow a personalized HIIT program or maintain their usual activity level. Researchers will analyze tumor tissue and blood samples to understand the molecular changes caused by exercise.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- high-intensity interval training (HIIT)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that adding exercise to chemotherapy improves tumor response and quality of life for breast cancer patients.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (55 participants) focused on understanding mechanisms, not proving a new treatment. Results may not apply to all patients.
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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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55 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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30 to 65 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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: * Primary breast cancer; stage IIA-B, IIIA-C (TNM: T1-4, N0-3, M0) at diagnosis * Diagnosis established by core needle biopsy * Age 30-65 years * Prescribed doxorubicin/cyclophosphamide-based NAC * Oral and written consent Exclusion criteria: * Cardiac pathologies * Pregnancy * Blood transfusion in the last six months * Another oncological disease * Previous chemotherapy, hormonal or X-ray treatment * Participation in another clinical trial * Currently performing more than 180 min of moderate to high intensity aerobic training per week
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Latvian Biomedical Research and Study centre
Riga, Select One, LV1067, Latvia
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