Virtual workouts tested to boost fitness in metastatic breast cancer
NCT ID NCT05468034
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a 16-week virtual exercise program can improve fitness, muscle strength, and quality of life in people with indolent (slow-growing) metastatic breast cancer. Participants work with a trainer three times a week via video calls. The goal is to see if exercise can help people feel better and stay stronger, even with advanced cancer.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- supervised virtual exercise training (aerobic and resistance)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that regular virtual exercise helps people with stable metastatic breast cancer feel better, move better, and maintain muscle.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 100 participants. Exercise may not improve outcomes for everyone, and results may not apply to those on chemotherapy or with progressive disease.
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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 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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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. Age ≥ 18 years 2. Diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer 3. No progression of disease in the 12 months prior to screening per the treating investigator 1. If participant has changed treatments in the prior 12 months for reasons other than progressive disease, they remain eligible 2. Participants on no treatment or "no evidence of disease" but still with a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer are eligible 4. ECOG performance status of 0-2 5. Ability to walk on a treadmill without assistive device. 6. Informed consent and authorization of the release of health information must be obtained according to institutional guidelines 7. Currently not meeting physical activity guidelines (defined as less than 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise per week measured by the IPAQ questionnaire administered during screening) 8. Participants should have a cellular device compatible with iOS 15 or Android operating system 7. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy at any point in the prior 12 months. 1. Participants receiving endocrine therapy are eligible. 2. Participants receiving targeted therapy or antibody therapy are eligible (examples including trastuzumab, pertuzumab, TDM-1, trastuzumab deruxtecan, sacituzumab govetecan, immunotherapy, CDK4/6 inhibitors, olaparib, alpelisib, etc.) 2. Any condition precluding supervised exercise participation. A letter from a physician supporting participation can supersede this eligibility criteria. * NYHA class III or IV congestive heart failure * Uncontrolled angina * Myocardial infarction in the prior 12 months * Orthopedic surgery in the previous 3 months or plans for orthopedic surgery during the study period * Chronic uncontrolled pulmonary conditions such as uncontrolled asthma (symptoms \> 2 days/week) or dyspnea requiring oxygen * Symptomatic peripheral vascular disease * Or any other comorbidity that would interfere with the ability to complete and comply with the protocol in the opinion of the investigator, including psychological illness * History of fragility fracture 3. Active, untreated brain metastases
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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
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States
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IU Health Joe and Shelly Schwarz Cancer Center
WITHDRAWNCarmel, Indiana, 46032, United States
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IU Health West
WITHDRAWNAvon, Indiana, 46123, United States
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Indiana University Melvin & Bren Simon Cancer Center
RECRUITINGIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Hospital
WITHDRAWNIndianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States
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Yale Cancer Center
COMPLETEDNew Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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