Home workouts for cancer recovery: a new trial tests feasibility
NCT ID NCT07440433
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a 6-month supervised home exercise program is feasible and safe for adult cancer patients. Participants will cycle and do resistance training three times a week at home, with regular supervision from a physiotherapist. The goal is to see if patients can stick with the program and if it improves their physical function and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- supervised home-based exercise programme (cycling and resistance training)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a safe, accessible way for cancer patients to improve their physical function and quality of life from home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small feasibility study with only 21 participants and no comparison group, so results may not apply broadly. The program requires significant commitment and may not suit all patients.
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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 21 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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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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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * Diagnosis of solid cancer, undergoing or recently completed treatment. * Overall survival greater than 12 months, as judged by the treating oncologist * Clinically stable and deemed fit for moderate exercise by the treating oncologist * Able to use an exercise bike * Home environment suitable for delivery and installation of the exercise bike * Able to understand the study language and follow study instructions * Able to give a written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Medical contraindication to moderate exercise (e.g. uncontrolled cardiac or pulmonary disease, recent myocardial infarction, severe anemia or acute infection, unstable bone metastases or high fracture risk) * Cognitive impairment preventing active participation * Physical inability to perform the prescribed exercise programme, including cycling and resistance exercises. * Participation in another intensive rehabilitation program * Any other condition that, in the opinion of the treating oncologist or investigator, makes participation unsafe or not feasible * Pregnant or lactating women.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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HUG
Geneva, 1205, Switzerland
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