What drives seniors with cancer to move and eat right? a new study investigates
NCT ID NCT06445140
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at what motivates people aged 70 and older with cancer to be physically active and eat healthy. Researchers will group participants based on their motivation patterns, then test a personalized program to help them improve their activity and diet. The goal is to design better support for elderly cancer 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 55 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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70 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: 1. Patient aged 70 or over 2. With cancer (solid tumors, all sites) 3. G8 ≤ 14 4. Inactive (patient not meeting recommended physical activity levels of 150 minutes per week at moderate intensity) 5. Patient has given informed, written and express consent 6. Patient affiliated to a French social security scheme. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Known presence of brain metastases 2. Inability to participate in digital platform assessments or physical tests 3. Inability to eat orally 4. Contraindication or inability to engage in physical activity 5. Patient unable to follow up regularly for psychological, family, numerical, social or geographical reasons 6. Person deprived of liberty or under protective custody or guardianship.
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Institut Du Cancer de Montpellier
RECRUITINGMontpellier, France
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