Can a tailored home workout help cancer survivors with chronic conditions feel better?
NCT ID NCT03874754
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed pilot study tested a 12-week home-based exercise program for cancer survivors who also have diabetes or hypertension. The program used a wearable device and smartphone app to track activity and provide feedback, with options like walking, yoga, or strength exercises. Researchers measured changes in fatigue, resilience, and physical/mental well-being in 34 participants. The goal was to see if a personalized, tech-supported exercise plan could improve daily life for this group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- tailored home-based exercise program (iHBE) with wearable device and smartphone app
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a practical, low-cost way for cancer survivors with other chronic illnesses to feel less tired and more resilient at home.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (34 people) with no comparison group, so results may not apply to everyone. The program requires technology access and motivation, which may limit who can benefit.
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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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34 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2019
- Finished
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Jun 2021
- 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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21 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: * participants diagnosed with solid tumor cancer who have completed cancer treatment at least 6 months; * diagnosed with diabetes and/or hypertension for at least a year; * aged 21 years or older, * have an annual household incomes of below $50,000 for families of three, * the average fatigue level within the past 7 days at the level of 3 or more on the 0 (no fatigue) to 10 (worse fatigue) Likert scale * give informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * currently undergoing treatment for cancer; * have an active infection (e.g., fever, localized redness, swelling, sinus congestion); * diagnosed with a psychological disorder (e.g., suicidal or homicidal tendencies, extreme anxiety or depression)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21205, United States
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