Can exercise become a standard part of cancer treatment? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07635589
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at the best ways to add supervised exercise programs into standard cancer care. Researchers will track how often doctors refer patients to exercise and how many patients take part. The goal is to see if this approach is practical and helps improve patients' physical health, quality of life, and well-being before, during, and after cancer treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- supervised exercise program (aerobic and resistance training)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show how to routinely offer exercise as part of cancer care, helping patients feel better and stay stronger during and after treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early implementation study, not testing a new drug. It focuses on feasibility and may not prove direct health benefits. Results depend on patient and clinician participation.
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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 500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Sep 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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19 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Have received a cancer diagnosis (inclusive of primary, recurrent; and/or metastatic disease); * Over the age of 19 years; * Able to participate in mild levels of activity as a minimum; * Be pretreatment, or receiving active cancer treatment, or have received cancer treatment within the past six months and are still under active oncology care, or beyond six months if they continue to be under active oncology care; * Able to provide informed written consent in English; and * Have access to internet service and a device that can support video calling (for online programs). Exclusion Criteria: * Severe cognitive, physical, psychiatric, or uncontrolled medical condition(s) resulting in an inability to provide consent and/or safely participate in the study.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Physical Activity & Cancer Lab
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y9, Canada
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