Remote coaching helps breast cancer survivors get active and feel better
NCT ID NCT04536584
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether personalized remote exercise coaching, using a digital platform and a connected watch, could improve quality of life in 824 breast cancer survivors. Participants were randomly assigned to receive either the coaching or standard advice. The study measured changes in physical and mental health scores after 12 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- personalized physical activity coaching via digital platform and connected watch
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that remote exercise support helps breast cancer survivors feel better and have a higher quality of life after treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, but the results may not apply to all survivors. The benefit may be small or not meaningful for everyone.
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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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824 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2020
- Finished
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Jun 2024
- 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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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: * Patient ≥18; * Diagnosis of invasive non-metastatic breast cancer; * 5 months (+/- 3 months) after the end of the treatment by surgery and/or radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy and/or other "short-term" systemic treatment : immunotherapy, PARP inhibitor, trastuzumab or TDM1 ; the continuation of hormonotherapy (more or less associated with an anti-CDK4/6), trastuzumab or TDM1 is possible during the study period; * SF-36 filled in completely * Medical certificate for sports practice delivered by a healthcare professional or oncologist. Neither the previous sports practice, nor the motivation for the proposed program is necessary to participate in the program. * Agreement for follow-ups during the study period lasting 12 months; * Ability to understand, read and write French; * Patient covered by the French "Social Security" regime; * Signed informed consent for the participation in the study, including the randomization with a 50%/50% chance of being allocated to one or the other group. Exclusion Criteria: * Relapse of invasive breast cancer (loco-regional relapse, contralateral relapse) * Inability to exercise because of a severe handicap or vulnerability. These contraindications are left to the discretion of the healthcare professional assessing capacity (ex : severe malnutrition, pregnancy …); * Metastatic cancer; * Expressed preference for one arm; * Inability to comply with follow-up (4 and 12 months) of the trial (geographical, social, medical or psychological reasons); * Person under guardianship or curatorship.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CARIO Hôpital Privé des Côtes d'Armor
Plérin, Brittany Region, 22190, France
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CH de Boulogne-sur-Mer
Boulogne-sur-Mer, Hauts-de-France, 62321, France
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CH de Roubaix
Roubaix, Hauts-de-France, 59056, France
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CH de Valenciennes
Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France, 59322, France
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Centre Eugène marquis
Rennes, Brittany Region, 35042, France
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Centre Gray-Amethyst Radiothérapie
Maubeuge, Hauts-de-France, 59600, France
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Centre Hospitalier Eure-Seine - Hôpital d'Evreux
Évreux, Normandy, 27015, France
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Centre Joliot Curie
Saint-Martin-Boulogne, Hauts-de-France, 62280, France
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Centre Léon Bérard
Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, 69379, France
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Centre Marie Curie
Arras, Hauts-de-France, 62000, France
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Centre Oscar Lambret
Lille, Hauts-de-France, 59020, France
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Centre Pierre Curie
Beuvry, Hauts-de-France, 62660, France
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Centre d'oncologie et radiothérapie Saint-Jean
Saint-Doulchard, Centre-Val de Loire, 18230, France
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Centre de cancérologie Les Dentellières
Valenciennes, Hauts-de-France, 59300, France
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Centre de radiothérapie Amethyst
Compiègne, Hauts-de-France, 60200, France
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Groupe Hospitalier Bretagne Sud
Lorient, Brittany Region, 56100, France
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Hôpital Privé du Confluent
Nantes, Pays de la Loire Region, 44277, France
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Institut André Dutreix
Dunkirk, Hauts-de-France, 59240, France
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Institut Bergonié
Bordeaux, New Aquitaine, 33076, France
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Institut Gustave Roussy
Villejuif, Île-de-France Region, 94800, France
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Polyclinique Bordeaux Nord Aquitaine
Bordeaux, New Aquitaine, 33077, France
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Sainte Catherine Institut du Cancer Avignon Provence
Avignon, France, 84918, France
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