Exercise eases endometriosis: new study shows promise
NCT ID NCT06776627
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a 12-week adapted physical activity program could improve health-related quality of life in 51 women with endometriosis in Martinique. The program included aerobic, strength, and flexibility exercises. Researchers measured changes using a standard endometriosis quality-of-life questionnaire.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- adapted physical activity program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a low-cost, non-drug way to help women with endometriosis feel better and manage symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 51 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Exercise might be hard for those in severe pain.
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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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51 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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: * Adult woman of childbearing age, * Clinico-radiological or clinico-histological diagnosis of endometriosis: laparoscopy with biopsy or MRI, * History of endometriosis symptoms before diagnosis, * Walking without technical assistance, * Able to read and write, * Patient wishing to improve her health by optimizing her lifestyle, * Patient affiliated or beneficiary of a social security scheme, * Patient having given free, informed and written consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Acute or terminal illness, * Recent fracture of the upper or lower limbs (\< 3 months), * Other chronic unstable or orthopedic illness that could interfere with the ability to participate in a physical activity program, * Resting ECG at inclusion outside the normal range, * Patients who practice moderate to intense physical activity for more than 150 minutes per week, * Absolute contraindication to physical activity linked to severe co-morbidities, * Patient placed under legal protection, guardianship or curatorship, * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman.
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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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University Hospital Center of Martinique
Fort-de-France, Martinique, 97261, France
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