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Personalized exercise program shows promise for reducing fatigue in children with cancer

NCT ID NCT05289739

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested whether a personalized exercise program could help children and teens undergoing cancer treatment feel less tired and improve their quality of life. Nearly 500 participants did age-appropriate exercises like strength, balance, and endurance training for 30–60 minutes, 3–5 times a week for about 8–10 weeks. The main goal was to see if fatigue scores improved during and after the program, with follow-up lasting one year.

What this could mean

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Active substance
personalized exercise training (endurance, strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, and gait training)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide a safe, drug-free way to help children feel less tired and have a better quality of life during cancer treatment.
What could go wrong
This is a completed study, but exercise may be hard for very sick children, and benefits might vary widely. The results may not apply to all types of childhood cancer.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

478 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Apr 2022

Finished

Jan 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

4 to 21 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion criteria: * First/initial diagnosis of a primary oncologic disease according to the International Classification of Childhood Cancer (ICCC), requiring chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy or First/initial diagnosis of a relapsed oncologic disease according to the International Classification of Childhood Cancer (ICCC), requiring chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy or First/initial diagnosis of a secondary oncologic disease according to the International Classification of Childhood Cancer (ICCC), requiring chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy * Planned or started anti-cancer treatment (chemo- and/or radiotherapy) at one of the recruiting centres of the FORTEe trial * The patient is assessed by the treating team (pediatric oncologist, exercise professional etc.) as suitable to participate in the trial, e.g. due to medical or psychological reasons. * Existing informed consent (or assent) to participate in the study * The patient (and the legal guardian) has/have sufficient knowledge of the respective national or English language so that it is possible to carry out the informed consent as well as interviews (in age-appropriate language). * The patient is not in a terminal phase of the disease. Exclusion criteria: * Oncologic disease (primary/relapsed/secondary) according to the International Classification of Childhood Cancer (ICCC), requiring neither chemotherapy nor radiation therapy or solely requiring surgery * Reasons that already exist or are foreseeable at the time of study enrolment, due to which the patient will not have access to the exercise intervention and/or to the pre-test and/or to the post-test (e.g. foreseeable or planned, permanent change of treatment centre) * The patient is assessed by the treating team (pediatric oncologist, exercise professional etc.) as unsuitable to participate in the trial, e.g. due to medical or psychological reasons. * After detailed information and, if necessary, having time to consider, the patient (≥ 16 years of age) did not agree to give written informed consent to participate in the trial. * The patient (and the legal guardians) has/have insufficient knowledge of the respective national or English language, so that it is not possible to carry out both the informed consent and interviews (in age-appropriate language). * The patient is in a terminal phase of the disease

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Conditions

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  • Johannes-Gutenberg-University Medical Center

    Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate, 55131, Germany

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