Exercise trial aims to reverse muscle loss in cancer survivors
NCT ID NCT07498985
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a supervised exercise program can help women who have had breast or gynecological cancer and now suffer from muscle loss (sarcopenia). The 78 participants will do resistance, aerobic, balance, and stretching exercises. Researchers will measure changes in muscle strength, mass, physical performance, fatigue, sleep, and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- supervised exercise training (resistance, aerobic, balance, and stretching exercises)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to help cancer survivors regain muscle strength and improve their quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 78 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Exercise may be hard to stick with, and benefits might be modest.
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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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About 78 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
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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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: * \> 18 years old women with a confirmed diagnosis of breast or gynecological cancer. * Any level of sarcopenia (pre-sarcopenia, sarcopenia, or severe sarcopenia). * Patients must have completed their primary treatment regimen (surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy) for at least 2 weeks and up to 2 years before enrolment. * have received the medical consent to be engaged in physical exercise programs. Exclusion Criteria: * The presence of one or more comorbidities that could potentially interfere with attendance or test results (e.g., other cancers or acute or chronic renal failure); * Already in exercise programs comparable to the HERA program; * Evidence of severe cardiovascular disease as a result of an electrocardiogram.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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State University of Londrina
Londrina, Paraná, 86047-597, Brazil
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