Phone app aims to get breast cancer survivors moving
NCT ID NCT06791018
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a mobile app designed for cancer survivors can help them exercise more after finishing treatment. 132 breast cancer survivors used either the app or received standard exercise guidelines for 12 weeks. The goal was to see if the app increased exercise, reduced fatigue, and improved physical function.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Cancer-specific exercise mobile app
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, low-cost way to help breast cancer survivors become more active, reduce fatigue, and improve their quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial with 132 participants, so results are limited. The app may not increase exercise more than standard guidelines, and self-reported exercise can be inaccurate.
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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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132 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2025
- Finished
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May 2026
- 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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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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * ≥ 18 years of age, diagnosed with histologically confirmed stage I, II, or III breast cancer, \> 1 to 5 years after diagnosis (2020-2024) and completed all treatments except hormone therapy, own a smartphone (Apple or Android), able to read and understand English, and interested in increasing exercise. Exclusion Criteria: * Not being medically cleared to participate in the exercise intervention by a certified exercise physiologist using the Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire for Everyone (PAR-Q+) (e.g., known cardiac disease or uncontrolled hypertension), evidence of cancer recurrence, stage IV metastatic breast cancer and unable to walk without material or physical support.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Exercise Oncology Research Laboratory, Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport and Recreation, University of Alberta.
Edmonton, Alberta, T6G 2H9, Canada
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