Exercise may help teens and young adults tolerate sarcoma chemo
NCT ID NCT07359911
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a supervised exercise program can help pediatric and young adult sarcoma patients (ages 12-39) tolerate chemotherapy better. Forty newly diagnosed patients will either do weekly exercise sessions or just complete symptom surveys. The main goal is to see if the program is feasible and acceptable, and whether it improves how much chemotherapy they can receive.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- supervised exercise program (resistance and aerobic training)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that exercise helps young sarcoma patients stay stronger and complete more of their chemotherapy as planned.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early feasibility study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. Exercise may be hard for some to keep up during treatment.
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Study facts
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- 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 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2026
- Expected to finish
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Aug 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
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- Ages
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12 to 39 years
- 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: 1. Diagnosis of Sarcoma 2. Pediatric or AYA (12-39 years old) 3. Able to provide written informed consent 4. Able to speak, read, and understand English or Spanish 5. Initiating first-line systemic therapy (Doxorubicin, Ifosfamide, Gemcitabine, Docetaxel, Trabectedin, Vincristine, Irinotecan, Temozolomide, Topotecan, Etoposide, Dacarbazine, Pazopanib, Tazemetostat, Imatinib, Sunitinib, Pembrolizumab, Nivolumab, Ipilumumab, Regorafenib, Atezulimumab). Participants can be enrolled up to 90 days after starting firstline systemic therapy. 6. Approval from a medical oncology provider to participate. 7. Having not consistently (not equal to or more than 50% of the time) engaged in more than 90 minutes of moderate or 45 minutes of vigorous physical activity per week over the past 3 months 8. Having not consistently engaged in resistance training 2 or more days per week over the past 3 months Exclusion Criteria: 1. \< 12 or \>39 years old 2. Unable to provide consent 3. Unable to read or understand English or Spanish 4. Oxygen-dependent 5. Unable to walk 2 blocks without assistance (excluding canes) 6. Unstable bone metastases 7. More than 90 days from initiation of first-line systemic therapy. 8. Presence of a severe medical condition or psychiatric condition or medications that would preclude participation of the study intervention, as determined by the patient's provider and study clinician.
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Locations
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University of Miami
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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