Walk and eat to beat pancreatic cancer? tiny trial tests lifestyle fix
NCT ID NCT06712797
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether a 6-month program of exercise tracking and nutrition coaching is practical and acceptable for people with pancreatic cysts that raise cancer risk. Twenty-four participants will use a Fitbit and meet with counselors to increase activity and improve diet. The goal is to see if people stick with the program, not yet to measure cancer prevention.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Physical activity (exercise) and nutrition counseling
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a simple lifestyle program helps reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer in people with certain pancreatic cysts.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early feasibility study with only 24 people. It is designed to see if the program is practical, not to prove it prevents cancer. Results may not apply to everyone.
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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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24 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2027
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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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: * Age 18 years or older * Endoscopically, radiologically, or biopsy-proven pancreatic intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) over 15 mm in size * Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status 0-2 * Ability to sign informed consent * Ability to read and speak English or Spanish * Body Mass Index (BMI) greater than or equal to 25 kg/m2 * Visceral obesity based on MRI quantification of visceral and subcutaneous fat; ratio of visceral to subcutaneous fat area greater than 0.4 and/or elevated cytokine, incretin or adipokine biomarkers Exclusion Criteria: * No diagnosis of an IPMN * IPMN with high grade dysplasia, cancer or other high-risk features * Screen failure for exercise safety * Underlying unstable cardiac or pulmonary disease or symptomatic cardiac disease * Recent fracture or acute musculoskeletal injury * Numeric pain rating scale of 7 or more out of 10 * Myopathic or rheumatologic disease that impacts physical function
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Moffitt Cancer Center
Tampa, Florida, 33612, United States
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