Exercise may shield cancer Patients' hearts from chemo damage
NCT ID NCT07640087
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study will test whether a 12-week program of supervised aerobic and strength exercises can prevent heart problems in 60 adults undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. Participants will be split into an exercise group and a usual-care group. Researchers will measure heart function, fatigue, and quality of life to see if exercise helps.
What this could mean
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- Active substance
- supervised physical training (aerobic and resistance exercises)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that regular exercise helps protect the heart and improve quality of life for people undergoing chemotherapy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 60 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The study has not started yet, and the benefits of exercise are not guaranteed.
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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 60 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 to 59 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 with a confirmed diagnosis of cancer who are undergoing chemotherapy treatment with anthracyclines; * No physical exercise intervention for the past 3 months; * Patients in the early or intermediate stages of cancer treatment; * Adult patients (e.g., 18 to 59 years old) to avoid extreme variations in response to physical exercise; * Clinically stable patients, without absolute contraindications to physical exercise (e.g., decompensated heart failure, severe arrhythmias); * Patients able to participate in a supervised physical exercise program during the study period * Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with severe pre-existing cardiac conditions (e.g., advanced cardiomyopathy, unstable angina) that prevent safe exercise practice; * Patients with physical (e.g., inability to walk) or cognitive limitations that prevent participation in the physical exercise program; * Patients undergoing treatments that may interfere with the results (e.g., recent thoracic radiotherapy, use of cardiotoxic agents unrelated to the study); * Patients who already engage in regular and intense physical exercise, as this could interfere with the effects of the intervention.
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