Exercise program aims to boost quality of life for metastatic breast cancer patients
NCT ID NCT07313306
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study looks at whether a 16-week exercise program called Get Real and Heel can increase physical activity and improve well-being in people with metastatic breast cancer. Researchers will enroll 50 participants to see if the program is feasible and helps with symptoms, quality of life, and social support. The goal is to make exercise more accessible for this group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Get Real and Heel exercise program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a structured exercise program helps manage symptoms and improves well-being for people with metastatic breast cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small feasibility study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. It is not designed to prove the program works, only that it can be done.
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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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 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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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.
In order to participate in this study a subject must meet all of the eligibility criteria outlined below. Inclusion Criteria: * Written informed consent obtained to participate in the study and HIPAA authorization for release of personal health information. * Subjects are willing and able to comply with study procedures based on the judgement of the investigator or protocol designee. * Age \> 18 years at the time of consent. * Diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer within two years of consent date * Receives medical clearance from clinical team for moderate intensity exercise programming * Indicates intent to receive ongoing cancer care at the enrolling institution * English Speaking - program and measures are in English and not practicably translatable for a study this size. Exclusion Criteria: * Currently on hospice. * Bed-bound status or other contraindication to exercise * Participation in GRH since their diagnosis with MBC
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Lineberger Comphrehensive Cancer Center at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27599, United States
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