Exercise program aims to protect hearts of young cancer survivors
NCT ID NCT05023785
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a six-month program of supervised exercise, heart risk management, and online support can improve heart and lung fitness in young cancer survivors (ages 18-45) who have mild heart dysfunction. About 336 participants across Canada will be randomly assigned to the program or standard care. The goal is to see if this approach can prevent further heart decline and improve quality of life.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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About 336 people
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- Started
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Jan 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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. Be a PAYA-CS, defined as ≤39 years of age at the time of cancer diagnosis; 2. Be 18-45 years of age at the time of enrolment; 3. Received cancer treatment(s) with known cardiovascular risks (e.g., anthracyclines, trastuzumab, radiotherapy, platinum-based agents, vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitors, tyrosine kinase inhibitors); 4. Be cancer-free at the time of enrollment; 5. Stage B Heart Failure (SBHF) * In patients with availability of pre-treatment imaging: * ≥10% decrease in LVEF at post-treatment compared to pre-treatment * ≥15% decrease in GLS at post-treatment compared to pre-treatment * No pre-treatment imaging: * LVEF ≤53% in women/51% in men * GLS \>-18% * Left ventricular hypertrophy (LV mass/body surface area: \>95 g/m2 for women or \>115 g/m2 for men) * Concentric remodelling (\>0.42 relative wall thickness) * Diastolic dysfunction (≥ grade 1) * BNP ≥35pg/ml or NT-proBNP ≥125pg/ml Exclusion Criteria: 1. Have an absolute or unresolved relative contraindication to exercise according to the American College of Sports Medicine guidelines; 2. Have an untreated physical or mental health concern that precludes safe and effective exercise participation; 3. Have established CVD (excluding mildly reduced LVEF as described above); 4. Be pregnant at time of recruitment; 5. Be currently engaging in frequent high-intensity exercise (\>1 high-intensity exercise session per week); 6. Have substantial barriers to participating, including (1) living too far from study centre or (2) being unable or willing to comply with the study protocol.
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Locations
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University Health Network
RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M5G2C4, Canada
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