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Can walking together help cancer patients and caregivers? new study says maybe.

NCT ID NCT06073951

Symptom relief Sponsor: Mayo Clinic Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study tested a program called Mates in Motion, which helps blood cancer patients and their caregiving partners support each other to be more physically active. 96 couples participated, with patients who had a stem cell transplant or CAR-T therapy. The program included walking goals, activity trackers, and communication training. The goal was to see if the program was feasible and acceptable, and if it could improve physical endurance and health.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
couple-based physical activity program
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a way to improve physical health and endurance for both patients and their caregiving partners after cancer treatment.
What could go wrong
This is a small feasibility study, not a large trial. It only tests if the program is acceptable and doable, not whether it actually improves health outcomes.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

96 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Mar 2024

Finished

Sep 2025

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * PATIENTS: Age 18 years or older * PATIENTS: Scheduled to receive an autologous or allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) or chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T cell therapy * PATIENTS: Able to speak and comprehend English * PATIENTS: Being married or in a committed (self-defined) cohabiting same- or opposite-sex relationship * PATIENTS: Physician-approved for a walking program * CAREGIVERS: Age 18 years or older * CAREGIVERS: Able to speak and comprehend English * CAREGIVERS: Married to or in a committed, cohabiting, same- or opposite-sex relationship with the patient * CAREGIVERS: Able to participate in a walking program Exclusion Criteria: * None per se beyond the converse of the inclusions listed above, for example, age younger than 18 years and non-partnered

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

cancer hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Hematopoietic and lymphoid system neoplasm Malignant solid neoplasm

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Mayo Clinic in Arizona

    Scottsdale, Arizona, 85259, United States

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