Walking to fight lung cancer: new study tests Exercise's effect on immune cells
NCT ID NCT07267000
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is testing whether a 12-week home-based walking program can change the immune system in people with lung cancer. Fifty patients will either do moderate continuous walking, high-intensity interval walking, or receive standard exercise advice. Researchers will measure changes in immune cells and chemicals in the blood to see if exercise might help the body fight cancer better.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Home-based walking exercise (moderate continuous or high-intensity interval)
- What this could lead to
- If this trial shows that exercise changes immune cell activity in lung cancer patients, it could point toward adding exercise as part of standard cancer care to help the immune system fight the disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study (50 people) looking at immune markers, not survival or tumor shrinkage. The results may not translate into a clear treatment benefit or apply to all lung cancer patients.
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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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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 2029
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 to 75 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: * Patients suffering from non-small cell or small-cell lung cancer of any histologic subtype, irrespective of routine treatment regimen * ECOG 0 or 1 Exclusion Criteria: * Kachexia (BMI\<18.5) * instable bone metastases * orthopedic condition rendering the patient unable to ride a stationary bike * any medical contraindication for exercise and training * a living will against basic or advanced life support
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Medical University of Graz
RECRUITINGGraz, 8010, Austria
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