Walking through chemo: exercise may boost treatment success in colon cancer
NCT ID NCT05773144
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether aerobic exercise can help people with stage II or III colon cancer tolerate more of their planned chemotherapy. About 219 participants who have had surgery and are about to start chemo will be randomly assigned to an exercise program or a control group. The goal is to see if exercise helps them receive a higher dose of chemo, which could improve outcomes.
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Study facts
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- 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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About 219 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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 * Histologically confirmed stage II or III colon cancer * Completed surgical resection with curative intent * Plan to initiate chemotherapy * Engage in \<60 minutes per week of moderate- to vigorous-intensity structured aerobic exercise * No planned major surgery during the study period * Readiness to exercise, as determined by a modified version of the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire * Can walk 400 meters * Can read and speak English * Ability to provide written informed consent * Provide written approval by qualified healthcare professional * Willing to be randomized Exclusion Criteria: * Evidence of metastatic colon cancer * Concurrently actively treated other (non-colon) cancer * Currently pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant within the next 24 weeks * Currently participating in another study with competing outcomes * Any other condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would preclude participation or successful compliance with the protocol * Any other situation that, in the opinion of the investigator, would negatively impact subject safety or successful compliance with the protocol
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Conditions
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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AdventHealth
RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32804, United States
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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Kaiser Permanente Northern California
RECRUITINGOakland, California, 94612, United States
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