Home workouts may boost prostate cancer Patients' Well-Being
NCT ID NCT07126860
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a structured home-based exercise program combining strength and aerobic training can improve quality of life, fitness, and immune function in 150 men with prostate cancer. Participants are randomly assigned to either the exercise program or usual care. The program uses resistance bands and bodyweight exercises, with training 3-6 days per week for at least 12 weeks. The goal is to see if exercise can reduce side effects like fatigue, muscle loss, and depression.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- structured combined resistance and aerobic training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, home-based exercise program to improve quality of life and physical fitness for men with prostate cancer.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study (150 participants) testing a behavioral intervention, so results may not be generalizable. Participants must be motivated to exercise 3-6 days per week, and adherence may vary.
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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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
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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Male 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: 1. Participant must have a histologically diagnosed adenocarcinoma of the prostate 2. Participant has to be ≥ 18 years of age 3. Participant must have either localized, locally advanced, or metastatic PC which has been treated or is planned to be treated either by RP, EBRT, androgen deprivation therapy (ADT), androgen receptor signaling inhibitor (ARSI), or any combination 4. Participant must understand and remember the training regimen 5. Participant must have a smartphone to connect a wearable device 6. Participant must have a smartphone or computer to access the online platform 7. Participant has to be able to speak, understand, and read German or English 8. Participant must sign an informed consent form (ICF) Exclusion Criteria: 1. Cardiovascular/neurological/musculoskeletal comorbidities with contraindications for resistance or aerobic training 2. High risk of pathological fracture due to unstable bone metastases (note: patients with bone metastasis are generally eligible for participation in the study and program as long as there is no acute high risk of fracture) 3. Any condition for which it may not be in the best interest of the patient to participate in the study
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ludwig Maximilian University Hospital Campus Großhadern
Munich, Bavaria, 81377, Germany
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