Exercise program targets metabolic risks in cancer survivors
NCT ID NCT03284346
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a specific type of exercise, combining aerobic and resistance training in short bursts, could improve metabolic health in overweight or obese breast and prostate cancer survivors who had finished treatment. The goal was to reduce insulin resistance and other risk factors like high blood pressure and belly fat. The study was stopped early, so results are limited.
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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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23 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2017
- Finished
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Jul 2019
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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: * BREAST CANCER COHORT: * Women newly diagnosed (stage I-III) breast cancer * Are overweight or obese with the following criteria (determined by study team at eligibility screening): body mass index (BMI) \> 25 kg/m\^2 (calculated using height and weight; an upper limit BMI will not be set; we will rely on obtaining physicians? clearance to assess full eligibility) or body fat \> 30% (estimated by bioelectrical impedance), and waist circumference \> 35 in * Have undergone a lumpectomy or mastectomy * Have completed cancer-related treatment within the past 3 years * Speak English or Spanish * Are in breast cancer remission with no detectable disease present * Able to initiate a supervised exercise program (free from any cardiovascular, respiratory or musculoskeletal disease or joint problems that preclude moderate physical activity) * Free from history of chronic disease including uncontrolled diabetes (fasting blood glucose \> 125 mg/dL), hypertension (blood pressure \> 130/90 mmHg) or thyroid disease (\< 0.4 or \> 4.0 mIU/L); this will be determined by review of medical records and/or physician clearance * Have not experienced a weight reduction \>= 10% within past 6 months * Currently participate in less than 60 minutes of structured exercise/week * No planned reconstructive surgery with flap repair during trial and follow-up period * May use adjuvant endocrine therapy if use will be continued for duration of study intervention * Do not smoke (no smoking during previous 12 months) * Willing to travel to the exercise facility at University of Southern California (USC) * PROSTATE CANCER COHORT: * Men \> 18 diagnosed with prostate cancer for which antiandrogen therapy (ADT) (castration therapy) is being prescribed for at least 16 weeks; castration may be achieved surgically or using gonadotrophin releasing hormone (LHRH) agonists (i.e. leuprolide, goserelin, etc.) or LHRH antagonists (i.e. degarelix) * Additional ADT agents may be concurrently administered (abiraterone, bicalutamide, enzalutamide, etc.) * Men must be obese (BMI \> 25) and sedentary (\< 60 minutes of structured exercise per week) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with metastatic disease (BREAST ONLY) * Have not completed surgery, chemotherapy, or radiation treatment associated with their diagnosis; a washout period of a minimum of 6 weeks is required from the last anti-cancer treatment received except hormonal therapy * Patients with a history of any musculoskeletal, cardiorespiratory or neurological diseases that preclude the participation in exercise must be evaluated by their physician to assess if they are suitable to proceed on study * Are planning reconstructive surgery with flap repair during trial and follow-up period * Are unable to travel to the exercise facility at USC
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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